The vandals, who burnt the cross on Polonyna Runa, have been arrested (PHOTOS)

As reported in the media, on August 17, unknown persons toppled and burnt the cross on the Polonyna Runa Mountain.

Currently, the suspected persons have already been identified, the National Police of Transcarpathia inform.

Those are three Transcarpathians: two of them are from Uzhgorod, and the third one is a resident of the village of Mokra in Perechyn district. 

– They are charged with a criminal offense under Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Holliganism). The suspects are currently in the penitentiary institution in Uzhgorod, – law enforcement officers reported. 

These three criminals are also suspected of a series of thefts from churches.