Many outraged Ukrainians in South Etobicoke say they are being targeted by Russian nationals who  are defacing their signs, flags and buildings with graffiti.

A large Ukrainian poster with the country’s flag was defaced yesterday with a large ‘Z’ as in the symbol used by Russia, in its ongoing war with Ukraine, that has led to millions of displaced people around the world.

Hundreds have been arriving here on special flights as refugees over the last weeks. They are being helped selected for refuge here by Canadian soldiers based in camps in Europe.

Ukraine community members said they are waiting to help resettle ailing countrymen as they arrive in Canada.

They said this sign was defaced in the Lake Shore Blvd. W., and Park Lawn Road.

One of the most brazen act of the vandalism was the painting of graffiti on a billboard outside Future Bakery, on North Queen Road.

There were also a number of cases where Ukrainian flags were torn of cars, some of which were vandalized In The Queensway and Islington Ave. area.