On July 16, 2025, unknown perpetrators set fire to a church in Palad-Komarivtsi, Transcarpatia, and left a threatening message targeting Hungary.
On July 16, 2025, unknown perpetrators entered the church in Palad-Komarivtsi, Transcarpatia, around 22:00. They set fire to the main entrance door, causing material damage, and spray-painted a message on the facade of the building.
The message explicitly targeted Hungary and was intended to provoke hostility along national and religious lines.
Authorities from the National Police in Transcarpatia responded to the incident and launched an investigation to identify and locate those responsible. Security services are also involved in operational measures to track the perpetrators. The attack has drawn attention due to its combined nature of arson and threatening messages aimed at an ethnic and religious group.