Friday, May 13 , 2016 - 20:55 (EET) Section: National Post (Canada)
KIEV, Ukraine — The 17 precious paintings stolen from a museum in Verona, Italy, including works by Tintoretto, Rubens and Mantegna, have been recovered by Ukrainian law enforcement agencies in what the nation’s president hailed Wednesday as a “brilliant operation.”
President Petro Poroshenko said the recovery of the stolen art estimated to be worth more than 16 million euros ($23.7 million) had demonstrated Ukraine’s efficient fight against art smuggling.
Ukrainian border guards found the stolen paintings hidden in plastic bags in a cache on a small island on the Dniester River between Ukraine and Moldova.
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Source: National Post
Friday, May 13 , 2016 - 20:55 (EET) Section: National Post (Canada)
KIEV, Ukraine — The 17 precious paintings stolen from a museum in Verona, Italy, including works by Tintoretto, Rubens and Mantegna, have been recovered by Ukrainian law enforcement agencies in what the nation’s president hailed Wednesday as a “brilliant operation.”
President Petro Poroshenko said the recovery of the stolen art estimated to be worth more than 16 million euros ($23.7 million) had demonstrated Ukraine’s efficient fight against art smuggling.
Ukrainian border guards found the stolen paintings hidden in plastic bags in a cache on a small island on the Dniester River between Ukraine and Moldova.
RelatedUkrainian ultra-nationalists hold trove of stolen Dutch paintings
Source: National Post
