In the center of Ulan-Ude drunken vandal set fire to wreaths on the memorial of the Great Victory – Kommersant

                             
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The fire damaged the Victory Memorial on Thursday morning in the Soviet district of Ulan-Ude, the press service of the National Emergency Management. 1:23 (MSK) lit wreaths at the memorial, at 1:32 the fire was eliminated. “The fire burned wreaths, damaged marble slabs, sooty bas-relief composition of the memorial on the Avenue of Victory”, – said in a statement.

The press service of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Buryatia agency “Interfax” reported that, on suspicion of setting fire to wreaths detained 24-year-old resident of Ulan-Ude. “Hot on the heels managed to detain 24-year-old suspect. The motives of his action set. The issue of opening a criminal case, “- said the press officer. According to him, the vandal is intoxicated.

Local media reported that the monument was a fire a few hours before it was supposed to inspect the Deputy Minister of Construction of the Russian Federation Leonid Stavitskiy . He arrived in Ulan-Ude, this morning for the Organizing Committee for the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the founding of the city. Mr. Stavitskiy headed the organizing committee.

previously reported that the Tula police finds out circumstances of abuse of a monument to the defenders of the Fatherland in the town of Aleksin Tula region. On Wednesday, the head of the region Vladimir Gruzdev said that detained three teenagers who are at the Eternal Fire at the monument to the defenders of the city roasted potatoes. It also reported that on the memorial wreaths were destroyed, residents assigned during the festivities.