The court placed the accused in house arrest for desecrating the memorial in Nartkal.

The Urvansky District Court of Kabardino-Balkaria placed two men and a woman under house arrest for two months, accused of desecrating the memorial complex in memory of those who died during the Great Patriotic War.

According to the investigation materials, on the evening of October 19, in the city park where the "Monument to the Soldiers Who Died in 1941–1945 (mass grave)" is located, the suspects, being in a state of alcohol intoxication, publicly desecrated the memorial structure. The complex contains the Eternal Flame and a memorial plaque with the names of the fallen defenders of the Motherland.

Investigators claim that all three brought alcoholic beverages to the monument, consumed them directly on the territory of the memorial complex, and also committed acts expressing disrespect for the place of memory of the fallen soldiers. Bystanders observed the incident, reported the press service of the Urvansky District Court.

"The investigation considers the incident not just as a violation of public order, but as actions affecting public morality and the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland who died during the Great Patriotic War," the press release on the court's website states.

Criminal proceedings have been initiated for this crime under articles concerning desecration of burial sites and rehabilitation of Nazism. The sanctions for each of these articles provide for up to five years of imprisonment.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in June, unknown individuals burned wreaths at the memorial for the residents of Prokhladny who died during the defense of the city in 1942. Residents, commenting on this incident, demanded that the authorities find and punish those responsible, as well as install surveillance cameras in the city to prevent cases of vandalism in the future.