Muscovite Valery Dvornikov , who was detained for setting fire to the memorial to those killed in Crocus, explained his action. According to him, “too many toys were piled up there,” writes SHOT.
The incident occurred in the settlement of Desyonovskoye. After the terrorist attack in Crocus, local residents staged a spontaneous memorial at the foundation stone of a monument to soldiers participating in local conflicts. People brought notes, flowers and toys there. The 48-year-old man set the whole thing on fire with a lighter. He was found two days later.
“It seemed to me that it was unnecessary, they piled up toys there,” he said.
The detainee faces up to 3 years in prison under the article of destruction or damage military graves.