Arson damages fence at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish

On September 5, 2026, an unknown perpetrator carried out arson attacks in Legnica, Poland, including one on the grounds of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic parish of the Assumption (Dormition) of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Cerkiew Zaśnięcia NMP, ul. Wrocławska 180). The fire damaged vegetation and the parish fence; it did not spread to the church building. No injuries were reported. Witnesses described a man fleeing one of the city’s arson scenes on an electric scooter. Anti-Ukrainian graffiti appeared nearby around the same time. The Consulate General of Ukraine in Wrocław appealed for a hate-crime investigation; Consul Diana Ivanova visited the parish, met the pastor and police.

Coordinates are the Nominatim place_of_worship pin for Cerkiew pw. Zaśnięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny at Wrocławska 180, Legnica.