In March 2008, a native of Armenia, Lavrenty Sarkisyan, was beaten in Kovrov (Vladimir region). L. Sargsyan was stopped on the street by three young people and thrown to the ground. The man tried to run, but they caught up with him and kicked him, shouting "Russia and Kovrov - they are for the Russians . " The victim had a chest injury, fractures of the ribs and bones of the nose, bruises of the spine and soft tissues of the face. The attackers were detained.