The little mermaid, her symbol, became the object of vandalism Copenhagenat night, when strangers painted the Russian flag on its base.

her police Denmark announced the start of an investigation.

The Little Mermaid, the heroine of Hans Christian Andersen, is located on the remote shore of the Copenhagen harbor and has often become the object of vandalism since 1913, when it was installed.

In 1964 he was beheaded for the first time. Her head was never found.

In 1998, vandals cut off her head a second time to return it later, and in 2003, the little mermaid was the target of an explosion.

This is also often the target of graffiti or paint.

^{Sources: AFP, APE-MPE.}