Mariam Chunkova
Mariam Chunkova, Dagestan. Charges: Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of…); “The case of brewing coffee over the Eternal Flame”. Sentence (May 28, 2024): 2 years' suspended prison sentence. Status: at large.
In brief
Dagestan · Makhachkala
Sentence
2 years
suspended prison sentence
Upheld January 28, 2026
Charges
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, together with Iuliana Alieva, she made coffee in a jezve over the Eternal Flame.
Latest event
January 28, 2026 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
Criminal case
The case of brewing coffee over the Eternal Flame
- Case number
- 2-19/2025
Other defendants in the case
- Iuliana Alieva — At large, 2 years
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Makhachkala. A case was brought against her for desecration of symbols of military glory in connection with brewing coffee on the eternal flame. On 28 May 2024, she was sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence. On 13 August 2024, the court of appeal overturned the sentence due to the fact that it had been handed down by a district court and not by the Supreme Court of Dagestan, as required by the law. On 4 March 2025, when the case was retried, Chunkova was given a one-year suspended sentence. This sentence was also cancelled by the court of appeal. On 17 November 2025, Alieva was sentenced to a fine of two million rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.