Vadim Afonin

A resident of Staraya Russa (Novgorod region). On 26 July 2024, he was taken into custody on charges of damaging a memorial dedicated to the participants of the Great Patriotic War. He was also accused of assaulting a person while intoxicated. In March 2025, the court suspended the proceedings due to Afonin's serious illness. Whether he was released from custody, is unknown.