Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Zaur Ismayilov has been charged with a criminal offense for "fighting" with a monument erected to veterans of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
İdman.Biz reports this with reference to the press service of the Moscow headquarters of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
A criminal case has been initiated against the athlete under the article "Destruction, damage or desecration of military graves, as well as monuments, steles, obelisks, other memorial structures or objects dedicated to the memory of those who died while defending the Fatherland or its interests, or dedicated to the days of military glory of Russia."