A woman from Kurgan, a city in the Urals, was detained for dancing near a memorial

A 35-year-old resident of Kurgan, a city in the Urals, was detained after dancing at a memorial complex for soldiers from the Trans-Urals who died in combat, reported the press service of the regional Russian Interior Ministry.

The video of the dance appeared on social media over the weekend. “In the shortest possible time, detectives from Police Department No. 1 of the Russian Interior Ministry for Kurgan and the Centre for Combating Extremism of the Russian Interior Ministry for Kurgan Region were able to identify this person,” said the official police press release. The authorities also published a video of the detained woman apologising. According to her, she was drunk at the time.

The police have not yet announced the opening of a criminal case, but promised to “give a legal assessment” of the dance.

17:30 A criminal case for desecrating a symbol of military glory (part 3 of article 354.1 of the Russian Criminal Code) has been opened against the Kurgan resident detained for dancing near the memorial. This was reported by the Investigative Committee for Kurgan Region.

30 July The woman from Kurgan has been placed under restrictions on certain actions as a pre-trial measure. This was reported by 45.ru.

The news was amended to correct an error regarding the pre-trial measure chosen