Munich police have opened a case in connection with an act of vandalism over the grave of the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) Stepan Bandera carried out by British journalist Graham Phillips, who collaborated with the Russian TV channels Russia Today and Zvezda, Ukraine's Consulate General in Munich has said.

On October 15, the Consulate General immediately contacted the Munich Police Department with information about the incident and a request for an appropriate response, as a result of which the case was opened and the necessary operational investigative and procedural actions were carried out. The investigation is being conducted, after which the materials will be handed over to legal assessment of the offense, the Consulate General said on Facebook Tuesday.

Diplomats said the Consulate General is in contact with the Munich law enforcement agencies and keeps the case under special control.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said that the incident was the work of Russia.

"The Russian Empire fought with Ukraine and, accordingly, with the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, then killed Bandera. They now destroy his grave with the hands of propagandists-provocateurs. The Ukrainian fighting spirit still does not give them peace, because it inspires us to go ahead! And impartial German prosecutor's office gives a legal assessment," the minister wrote on Twitter.

Phillips tore the flags from the grave of the OUN leader Stepan Bandera in German Munich. He published the corresponding video on YouTube. He also attached a banner, reading "Ukrainian Nazi Stepan Bandera is buried here."