Coverage dated March 1, 2023

Statue of Little Mermaid vandalized again in Denmark

Headline from Omaha World-Herald

The rock was painted in the white, blue and red stripes of the Russian flag. No one has taken responsibility for the act.

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Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Little Mermaid in Denmark vandalised with colours of Russian flag (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Copenhagen police open investigation into statue’s defacement seen as support for Moscow in war in Ukraine

  2. Omaha World-Herald

    Statue of Little Mermaid vandalized again in Denmark (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    The rock was painted in the white, blue and red stripes of the Russian flag. No one has taken responsibility for the act.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Denmark: Russian flag painted on Little Mermaid statue – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Copenhagen police have begun a probe looking into the vandalism. The defacement of the 110-year-old bronze is seen as support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Denmark: Statue of Little Mermaid vandalized again (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The famed statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid, one of Copenhagen’s biggest tourist draws, has been vandalized, with the colors of the Russian flag painted on the rock on

  5. France 24

    Denmark's Little Mermaid vandalised with Russian flag (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, one of Denmark's most iconic landmarks, was vandalised overnight Thursday with a Russian flag painted across the statue's base.

  6. Fox News

    Denmark's famous Little Mermaid statue vandalized with colors of the Russian flag (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A 5.4-foot-high bronze statue of the Little Mermaid in Denmark was vandalized with the colors of the Russian flag. It is not known when the vandalism took place.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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