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Denis Rybovalov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Denis Rybovalov, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War); “Denis Rybovalov's case on the rehabilitation of Nazism”. Sentence (February 9, 2023): 200 hours of compulsory work. Status: at large.

In brief

Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Feodosia

Sentence

200 hours of compulsory work

Verdict February 9, 2023

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, on 9 September 2022, Rybovalov climbed the Eternal Flame memorial in Feodosia, drank alcoholic beverages and set fire to the flowers placed at the memorial, imitating cooking. By these actions, Rybovalov, according to law enforcers and the court, "desecrated the symbol of Russia's military glory" and "insulted the memory of the defenders who fell in the battles for Feodosia during the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War".

Latest event

May 1, 2023 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  3. · Persecution begins

    Denis Rybovalov's case on the rehabilitation of Nazism

Criminal case

Denis Rybovalov's case on the rehabilitation of Nazism

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A resident of Feodosia. The case against him became known in October 2022, the sentence was passed in February 2023.

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