A fire destroyed a Ukrainian refugee shelter in northern Germany, local police reported on Thursday.
The fire broke out on Wednesday evening and almost completely destroyed the building, located in Gross Strömkendorf, east of Hamburg.
According to police reports, the 15 refugees and staff at the shelter managed to escape.
Investigators believe the fire was arson after it was discovered that a swastika had been painted on the door.
This is not the first time that shelters hosting Ukrainian refugees have burned down this month.
Earlier in October, a shelter in Apolda (Thuringia) was engulfed in flames.
No one was inside the building at the time and investigators have not determined if it was intentional.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, more than a million Ukrainian refugees have fled to Germany.