A man stole a brass replica of an award from a soldier’s grave in Mykolaiv Oblast

In Pervomaisk, a man was notified that he is suspected of desecrating a grave

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11 Nov 2026

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Викрадення латунного макета нагороди з могили загиблого військовослужбовця у Первомайську

In Pervomaisk, a brass replica of an award was stolen from the gravestone pedestal of a serviceman who fell in the war. According to the Pervomaisk District Police Department, a 50-year-old local resident was involved in the crime. The man has been notified that he is suspected of desecrating a grave for mercenary motives.

On November 3, a 55-year-old resident of the Pervomaisk community reported the desecration of her serviceman son’s grave to the police. An investigative team that arrived at the local cemetery documented the removal and theft of the replica from the pedestal.

Officers from the district police department established that a local resident was involved in the incident. The man said that he had been at the cemetery while intoxicated and noticed a brass replica of an award on the monument to a fallen defender. He decided to take it and sell it later. Using a knife, the man bent back the fasteners and then tore off the replica.

The police recovered the stolen item from the suspect. Once the necessary investigative actions have been completed, it will be returned to the fallen soldier’s mother.

Under the procedural supervision of the Pervomaisk District Prosecutor’s Office, investigators notified the man that he is suspected under Part 3 of Article 297 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. This charge concerns the desecration, for mercenary motives, of the grave of a serviceman who died defending the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine against Russian armed aggression.

The penalty under this article is up to 7 years in prison. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.