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Vladimir Shoia
Biography
Resident of Noyabrsk (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug). On December 29, 2024, he extinguished the Eternal Flame at Memory Square by pouring liquid from a bottle onto it. The man was charged with desecration of a symbol of Russia's military glory. On August 22, 2025, the court sentenced him to 240 hours of compulsory labor.
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