NYC's Russian Orthodox cathedral's steps are painted red.
On Friday night, just six blocks away from the Russian Consulate building, red spray paint appeared to have been used to vandalise the Russian Orthodox cathedral on New York City's Upper East Side. Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, announced the annexation of four Ukrainian areas on Friday.
Red paint was sprayed on the steps of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral late on Friday night, according to a witness who spoke to
The cathedral's spokesperson, Abbot Nicodemus, confirmed the vandalism to CNN. The eyewitness saw a woman labouring to scrape the paint off on Saturday morning, but there were still some traces of it visible.
The NYPD said that it was not looking into or aware of this incident. Police earlier disclosed to CNN that they were looking into a "potential prejudice incident" related to the red graffiti on the Russian Consulate building. Nothing new was learned about that probe.
The cathedral has been painted over or written with "insulting" messages three times since the year's commencement, according to Nicodemus. Additionally, he added, the church has also received "insulting" calls and emails.
Direct threats made against members of the clergy and parishioners were among them. According to Nicodemus, Saint Nicholas Cathedral is "compelled to turn such messages to the police." "We appreciate the speedy response from New York's law enforcement agencies to our messages.
their ongoing assistance The church continues to be the primary place of worship for the Ukrainian community, who make up half of the parishioners, he said. According to the church, parishioners have been actively involved in raising money and providing humanitarian supplies for the victims of the war in Ukraine since February.
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