In annexed Crimea, a criminal case was opened against a man who urinated on an installation with the symbols Z and V

In the Bakhchisarai region of annexed Crimea, a criminal case was opened against a 23-year-old local resident who urinated on an installation with the letters Z and V for vandalism motivated by hatred or enmity (Part 2 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). this The regional Ministry of Internal Affairs reports .

The young man filmed his act. “There is such a monument, it’s complete bullshit. Do you want to know what I'm going to do now? - the man says in the footage, and then urinates on the installation. The footage was published by the Crimean SMERSH telegram channel.

The video was filmed on the night of August 26. The young man himself was soon detained, and then local police published a video with his apology. In the footage, he asks for forgiveness from Russian citizens and military personnel who “pay their debt to their homeland” for “abusing the symbols of the Northern Military District.” According to him, being drunk, he did not realize “what a vile act” he was committing.

According to the telegram channel “Caution, News”, the detainee’s name is Alexander Tyurenko. The channel also published a longer version of the apology video, where Tyurenko reads the Russian anthem after his repentant speech.

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