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Inna Karakulova

Location unknownChecked October 18, 2026

Inna Karakulova, Kaliningrad Oblast. Charges: Article 244 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code; “The case of the picnic at the Eternal Flame in Kaliningrad”. Sentence (April 27, 2024): 6 months in a penal settlement. Status: location unknown.

In brief

Kaliningrad Oblast · Kaliningrad · Entrepreneurs

Sentence

6 months

in a penal settlement

Verdict April 27, 2024

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, Irina Karakulova, together with Sergei Lopatnikov, held a picnic during which she jumped over the Eternal Flame and stole a basket of flowers at the memorial complex dedicated to the 1200 Guardsmen in Kaliningrad.

Latest event

April 27, 2024 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict: 6 months.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 6 months

  2. · Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)

  3. · Preventive measure: house arrest

  4. · Persecution begins

    The case of the picnic at the Eternal Flame in Kaliningrad

Criminal case

The case of the picnic at the Eternal Flame in Kaliningrad

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Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Irina Karakulova, a resident of Izhevsk, was detained in late February 2024 on charges of desecrating a gravestone following a picnic at the Eternal Flame in Kaliningrad. She was subsequently placed under house arrest. On 27 April 2024, she was sentenced to six months in a penal settlement with a suspended sentence until her child reaches the age of 14.

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