The Orthodox Church in Lithuania – Patriarchate of Constantinople announced the incident on Facebook.
“A window was shot in the chapel of the Constantinople Patriarchate in Vilnius. September 4 after coming to Vilnius in the afternoon, Bokšto st. The Orthodox (Orthodox) priests of the 4th chapel under Constantinople discovered a broken window. A bullet was also found in the window.
The police were called to the scene, and the priests gave their statements.
The Belarusian community prays in this chapel,” the message on the social network reads.
When the officers arrived, they recorded the evidence and started a pre-trial investigation.
No arrests have been made yet.
The Elta agency, based on the data of the Chief Police Commissariat of the Vilnius City District, informs that the police received a report about the incident on Wednesday, around 6 pm. 06 min. It was reported that a metal ball (possibly a bullet) broke a window glass in a church where services are held.
As indicated by Vilnius AVPK, according to preliminary data, the window was damaged in the period from September 3. 6 p.m. until September 4 at 2 p.m. Izhganytojos Street, Vilnius.
It is reported that an unidentified person intentionally damaged the window glass of the building with a metal round shot during the investigation.
The damaged building belongs to Vilnius city municipality. The Belarusian house of worship is currently established in the building. The suspect who damaged someone else’s property left the scene. Property damage has not been determined, the circumstances of the incident are being clarified. A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the destruction or damage of property.
The Belarusian museum was damaged, the rectory window was broken
Elta reports another attack against the Belarusian community. According to Vilnius AVPK, it was noticed on Wednesday that the windows of the Ivan Luckevičius Belarusian Museum were broken. Around 10 o’clock 03 min. it was reported that in the period from September 3 until September 4, at an unspecified time, the windows of the Belarusian Museum of I.Luckevičius were damaged, possibly broken, at the address in Vilnius, Vilniaus street.
It was not possible to enter the interior of the museum. The damage is about 300 euros.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the destruction or damage of property.
On Thursday night, it was also reported that the New Vilnius St. Virgin Mary Queen of Peace parish rectory window.
According to the police, around 4:00 a.m. in Vilnius, on Pergalės street, a suspect who was not identified during the investigation damaged the New Vilnius Cathedral with broken bricks. The window of the parsonage of Virgin Mary Queen of Peace Parish and the Subaru Legacy car parked next to the parsonage.
Collecting material for a pre-trial investigation into the destruction or damage of property.
Attack on Dapamoga refugee shelter
The office of Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Cichanouskaya informed about the late Wednesday evening attack on the Dapamoga shelter for Belarusian refugees. According to the report, at the entrance to the Dapamoga premises in Vilnius on the night from Wednesday to Thursday, around 0 am. 50 min., an inscription in Lithuanian was left on the asphalt with red paint: “There is no place for Belarusian parasites here.”
Representatives of the Belarusian diaspora Natalija Kolegova and mentor “Dapamoga” left the premises in a car and got out after noticing the inscription on the road.
The paint was wet, so it appeared that the note had been made just a couple of minutes ago.
Natalija Kolegova called the police.
“We believe that the inscription left on it is a provocation by the Belarusian special services,” the report reads.
“We strongly condemn the series of acts of vandalism in Vilnius, directed against Belarusian organizations and institutions. Shooting at the windows of the Belarusian Orthodox parish church, breaking the windows of the Belarusian cultural center, insulting inscriptions at the Dapamoga refugee shelter – this is an aggressive action aimed at intimidating freedom-loving Belarusian men and women who have found refuge. in Lithuania.
Such actions clearly aim to sow enmity between Belarusians and Lithuanians. We are sure: Lukashenka’s regime is behind this, constantly trying to create an atmosphere of fear and hatred in the society of Belarus and neighboring countries.
We urge the Lithuanian authorities to thoroughly investigate these attacks and bring those responsible to justice. And we advise Belarusians and Belarusians in exile to be vigilant, take care of security and support each other”, Sviatlan Cichanouskaja is quoted in the report.
2024-09-05 14:03:32