The US Embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday tweeted it was “saddened to hear vandals toppled a Chanukah menorah in central Uzhhorod. We look forward to a swift investigation. The United States stands with Ukraine in condemning anti-Semitism.”
Saddened to hear vandals toppled a Chanukah menorah in central Uzhhorod. We look forward to a swift investigation. The United States stands with Ukraine in condemning anti-Semitism.
— U.S. Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv)
The press service of Zakarpattia region police reported that on December 5, at about 3:20 PM, a representative of the Jewish community received a message from a representative of the Jewish community online that unknown persons had thrown a Chanukah menorah into the city of Uzhgorod’s river.
Investigators entered the information into the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations under Part 1 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code (Hooliganism). If caught, the perpetrators will face from a fine to up to five years in prison.