For the gravel of the tombs and military memorials, the fine of up to 5 million rubles or up to 5 years in prison is currently being threatened. Today, on August 3, the law on this topic takes effect. These are serious, but reasonable measures, the president of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said.
The changes have been made for Article 243.4 of the Penal Code of the Russian Federation. His standards are the cause of the impersonation of military tombs, as well as monuments, stele, obelisks, other memorial structures or objects that maintain the memory of the dead during the defense of the Fatherland or its benefits or for Russian military glory.
This applies to the impersonation of the memorials located in both Russia and abroad, the president of the state of Duma said.
According to him, “Criminal liability is a serious, but reasonable measure in the condition when Western -friendly countries try to distort history, destroy the monuments and burial of Soviet soldiers, thanks to them today.”
Our mission is to protect the memories of the heroes who have died, in order to prevent their grave -to -grave, surely Vy Vyeslav Volodin is.
The law was passed by the Duma State on July 15, 2025. The introduction of criminal liability for the impersonation of the subjects maintaining the memories of the defense of the Fatherland, the delegates agreed to support.
Among the aggravating circumstances, in particular, the implementation of a crime of a group of people, with the use or threat of the use of violence or burial violence or relics related to the events of the great patriotic war.