It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the company Petersburg Gas.

“The eternal flame on the Champ de Mars threw snow. Unscheduled maintenance of the gas equipment of the memorial was carried out. No damage was detected, combustion was restored, ”the source said.

Along with this, the company noted that they have evidence that the teenager is guilty of what happened. About this operational service by telephone, eyewitnesses of what happened.

According to the agency, this version of events is confirmed by video from surveillance cameras that recorded how a teenager specifically wears snow and throws it at the memorial until the fire goes out.

Earlier in Ussuriysk, they threw the Eternal Flame at the memorial to those who died during the Great Patriotic War. The suspects in the incident were promptly detained.