Mikhail Romanov
- Criminal Code
- Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Mandatory community service
- Date of verdict
- 2025-07-22
- Region
- Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
- City
- Novy Urengoy
Case summary
A resident of Novy Urengoy. A case was initiated against him for desecration of the symbol of military glory and insulting the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland because on 31 December 2024, while drunk, he threw the corpse of a fox into the Eternal Flame. On 22 July 2025 he was sentenced to 320 hours of corrective labour.
Others charged under Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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