Overview
- Unknown individuals broke the commemorative plaque on the Lesnaya Street building where the journalist was killed in 2006, according to eyewitness photos.
- A replacement temporary sign with the same inscription was mounted on Monday morning, and residents left flowers at the site.
- Officials have not issued any public comment on the vandalism as of the latest reports.
- Several men were convicted for roles in the killing, but no organizers were identified and the limitation period for pursuing them expired in 2021.
- One convicted participant, Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, left prison to fight in Ukraine in 2023 and received a pardon.