Vandals paint Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue in colours of Russian flag

The Russian flag was painted on the stone where the Little Mermaid sits (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

The famous statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid in Copenhagen has been vandalised, with the colours of the Russian flag painted on the rock on which she sits.

The often-attacked 1.65m (5.4ft) bronze sits at the entrance of Copenhagen harbour.