Airborne Forces Day in Russia: victims not counted

August 2, 2010, as a result of the celebration of the day Airborne troops traditional for this date mass fights and racist attacks were recorded in at least 8 regions of Russia.

In Moscow, at least one man of Caucasian appearance was beaten near the park. Gorky. Skirmishes with market traders - natives of the Caucasus were also recorded on Lomonosovsky Prospekt and Samarkand Boulevard. About 40 paratroopers reportedly attacked a group of 60 people of non-Slavic appearance at the Kazan railway station. A mass brawl between paratroopers and natives of Dagestan took place on Manezhnaya Square (according to some information, provoked by the latter), as a result of which 3 people (former paratroopers) were hospitalized, and natives of Dagestan were detained.

In Malakhovka near Moscow (Lyubertsy district) mass brawl between drunken paratroopers and natives of Dagestan, in which up to 60 people took part. Who was the instigator of the fight and were casualties are not reported.

In St. Petersburg, in the metro on the Spasskaya-Dostoevskaya section, three people paratroopers beat a native of Central Asia (presumably Uzbekistan a).

In Nizhny Novgorod, a crowd of paratroopers near the Rossiya cinema beat up two men with Caucasian appearance (probably a father and a son). Witnesses the attackers unsuccessfully tried to call the police to stop the beating, however, they failed. As a result, the beating turned into a mass brawl.

In Samara, paratroopers attacked three city markets at once, trying to rob stalls with watermelons and melons and beating up merchants:

at the crossroads market Moscow Highway and st. revolutionary as a result of two raids, two sellers were beaten - natives of the Caucasus and Central Asia;
at the market on st. Volgograd, according to an eyewitness, a drunken crowd of paratroopers tried to set fire to a butcher shop owned by natives from the Caucasus, and together with the buyers who were in it;
at the market on st. Antonov-Ovseenko was beaten by a native of Azerbaijan.

In Irkutsk, a group of paratroopers attacked Chinese traders in the Central market. The number of victims is unknown.

In Yekaterinburg, a crowd of drunken paratroopers smashed a cafe, belonging to immigrants from the Caucasus for the fact that a few hours earlier employees establishments refused to sell them a watermelon that was not on the menu. affected No.

In Saratov, at the coffee and chocolate cafe, seven drunks paratroopers tried to beat a man non-Slavic appearance, but they themselves were beaten by the last and arrived in time for him help from a friend.

In with. Lensk, Kungursky district, Perm Territory, two drunken paratroopers broke into the courtyard of an Armenian family, shouting racist slogans and tried to set fire to the house. The family (mother, adult eldest son and the youngest son - a disabled child) were forced to flee. Realizing that it would not be possible to beat people up, the paratroopers destoko beat the owner's dog that fell under their arm. The youngest child stopped talking after this incident. Both participants in the attack are now released on bail. The victims fear that the case will not be resolved. since both participants in the attack are employees of law enforcement agencies - one works in a local colony, the other in one of the units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Sources

Based on blog posts.
Dobrina Daria. A recidivist disguised as a paratrooper tried to steal a harvest tractor from Red Square // TVNZ. 2010. August 2.
Kolesnikova Maya. Airborne Forces Day in St. Petersburg: swimming in fountains and fighting //Metro. 2010. August 2.
Genina Elena. Airborne Forces Day in Samara was celebrated with a raid on the market // Komsomolskaya Pravda-Samara. 2010. August 2.
Paratroopers smashed a cafe for a watermelon // Days.Ru. 2010. August 3.
Krasovsky Grigoy. Festive landing in honor of the Day of the Airborne Forces at the Chinese market in Irkutsk // Grigory Krasovsky's blog. 2010. August 3.
Near Lyubertsy there was a scuffle between Dagestanis and paratroopers // Lyubertsy-News. 2010. August 3.
In Nizhny Novgorod, paratroopers staged a fight (video, eyewitness account) // New bottom. 2010. August 2.
On Kirov Avenue, people in the form of the Airborne Forces were injured // SaratovNews. 2010. August 2.
Airborne Forces Day is celebrated today in Russia // Echo of Moscow. 2010. August 2.
In Samara, paratroopers brutally beat an Azerbaijani - saleswomen defended, and guards watched // Trend. 2010. 4 August.
In Moscow, paratroopers attacked watermelon traders // Utro.Ru. 2010. August 2.
Grechishcheva Elena. The celebration of the Airborne Forces Day turned into a real tragedy for the Armenian family living in the village of Lensk, Kungur region for more than 15 years // Star (Perm Territory). 2010. August 5.