KIEV, Sept. 1 – Experts are to examine the painting by Italian artist Michelangelo Caravaggio “The Taking of Christ (or, The Kiss of Judas)", which was returned to Ukraine, and then it will be sent for restoration, Interior Minister Anatoliy Mohyliov said.

"Today [on August 31] expert examinations will be made to certify that this was the actual painting stolen from Odesa museum. Then the painting will be transferred to art experts who will carry out a restoration," the interior minister told reporters.