Act of vandalism in the Chelyabinsk region

In the village of Radiomaika, Plastovsky district, a pogrom was organized at the local cemetery.

As a result, monuments and crosses on nine graves were damaged. Several crosses were uprooted from the ground.

According to preliminary information, the act of vandalism was committed by boys aged 7 and 8. Children confessed to desecrating only five burials out of nine. They were registered with the commission on juvenile affairs, protocols were drawn up against their parents.

Sources

• In the Plastovsky district, children staged a pogrom at the cemetery // New region-Chelyabinsk. 2008. December 19. *