A resident of Yugra has been fined for damaging a poster depicting a participant in the war in Ukraine.

On 8 July, the Kondinsky District Court in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug fined local resident Roman Matveenko 30,000 roubles (approximately US$330) under the article on damaging memorial objects and symbols of military glory (Part 1, Article 243.4 of the Criminal Code), for damaging a poster depicting a participant in the war in Ukraine. The combined press service of the region’s courts reported this.

According to the investigation and court, on 9 April the man, while intoxicated, tore down and ripped a poster dedicated to participants in the war. The image was located on the façade of a local woman’s house. The poster bore the inscription “Hero of Russia” and a portrait of her deceased son.

Matveenko admitted guilt and expressed remorse. The case was considered in a special procedure.