A criminal case was opened against two girls who lit a cigarette from the Eternal Flame in Volgograd under the article on desecration of a burial site by a group of persons (clause “a”, part 2 of article 244 of the Criminal Code). this The prosecutor's office of the Volgograd region reports .
According to the department, on the night of November 14-15, the girls approached the monument “Mass grave of the defenders of Red Tsaritsyn and soldiers of the 62nd and 64th armies who died in the defense of Stalingrad” and lit cigarettes from the flame of the Eternal Flame, after which they were detained by police . TASS previously published a video of the arrest.
The participants are 21 and 24 years old. Their names are not reported.
The article on desecration of a burial place by a group of persons carries up to five years in prison.