“In relation to the accused, the court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention, investigative actions are being carried out in the criminal case,” the report says.
According to the agency, a 43-year-old local resident threw his jacket on the flames of a monument dedicated to the soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War, as a result of which the object was damaged.
It is noted that the testimony of an eyewitness helped to catch the criminal.
Earlier in Vladivostok, unknown people poured red paint over the monument to Soviet intelligence officer Richard Sorge.
As reported by URA.RU, teenagers who put out the Eternal Flame were detained in Ishim, Tyumen region.