Viktor Bukov
Viktor Bukov, Stavropol Krai. Charges: Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War); “The case of a Stavropol Krai resident on desecrating a symbol of military glory”. Sentence (November 21, 2025): sentence unknown. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Sentence
8 months
sentence unknown
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on July 21, 2025, the defendant, while standing on the pedestal of the regional cultural heritage site “Mass Grave of Soviet Soldiers Who Died During the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars,” located in the village of Krasnogvardeyskoye, stepped onto the fence of the Eternal Flame memorial and lit a cigarette from its flame.
Latest event
November 21, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 8 months.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 months
· Persecution begins
The case of a Stavropol Krai resident on desecrating a symbol of military glory
Criminal case
The case of a Stavropol Krai resident on desecrating a symbol of military glory
- Case number
- 2-2-39/2025
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the village of Krasnogvardeyskoye (Stavropol Krai). In July 2025, he lit a cigarette from the Eternal Flame, after which a criminal case was opened against him for desecrating a symbol of Russia’s military glory. On October 2, the prosecutor’s office announced that the case had been sent to court. On November 21, 2025, Bukov was sentenced, but the details of the verdict are unknown.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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