This is the 10387th most frequent Russian word.
вандалов
The Russian word "вандалов" translates to "vandals" in English, meaning people who deliberately damage or destroy property.
Here, 'вандалами' refers to individuals who deliberately caused damage to the museum exhibits. It is the instrumental plural form, indicating the agents of the action.
В музее восстановили повреждения, нанесённые вандалами.
The museum restored the damage caused by vandals.
In this sentence, 'вандалов' is in the genitive plural form, indicating actions attributed to vandals.
Мы обсуждали меры противодействия актам вандалов в городской среде.
We discussed measures to counteract acts of vandals in the urban environment.
'Вандалов' in this sentence serves as the accusative plural form, identifying the direct object of the verb 'задержала' (detained).