“On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Art.

214 of the Criminal Code of Russia ("Vandalism") of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Miass.

The police are taking measures to establish the identity and arrest the suspect, "RIA Novosti quotes the press service of the regional GUMVD.

On September 18, a photo of a monument to Vladimir Lenin erected in the city, doused with red paint, and also with an inscription made in red paint, was posted on social networks.

The monument was already desecrated in 2015.

Earlier it was reported that vandals desecrated the memorial in honor of the liberation of Odessa.