Zadorozhnyy Vasiliy Dmitrievich

In Syktyvkar, Republic of Komi, in April 2023, security forces detained 26-year-old local resident Vasily Zadorozhny." "According to the investigation, on April 12, Zadorozhny, being in a state of alcohol intoxication at the memorial "Eternal Glory" in honor of the Syktyvkar warriors who died during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, using a bottle of lemonade he had with him, poured the contents of the bottle onto the flame of the memorial, thereby extinguishing it." "A criminal case was initiated against Zadorozhny on charges of public insult to the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland or public humiliation of the honor and dignity of a veteran of the Great Patriotic War. On April 16, the Syktyvkar City Court chose a measure of restraint for Zadorozhny in the form of a ban on certain actions: the man is prohibited from communicating with witnesses in the criminal case and being on the territory of the Eternal Glory memorial. On October 2, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Komi found Vasily Zadorozhny guilty and sentenced him to 100 hours of compulsory labor. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.