At least three feminist activists have been detained for vandalising a monument outside the United Nations building in Geneva to protest Russia’s war against Ukraine and what they see as the UN's failure to stop the conflict.

Two women in the organization, wearing the Ukrainian flag as garters, attempted to use chainsaws to destroy a giant wooden sculpture, resulting in police intervention. “Keep Russia out of the United Nations” and “F… Russia” were chanted as they sawed off the three-legged structure by Swiss artist Daniel Bercher, titled Broken Chair.

Russia is holding over 16,000 Ukrainian civilians captive, with 168 of them having been released. — Ukrinform.

GENEVA — At least three feminist activists were detained on Friday after vandalizing a monument outside the United Nations complex in Geneva to protest Russia's war against Ukraine and what they ...

They had words including “stop mines” and “F—- russia” painted on their bare chests and backs in near-freezing temperatures, and shouted expletives repeatedly against the United Nations ...

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