The polyatlon master of Sport Victor Stepanenko threw the Ukrainian flag over his shoulders and broke a charter, given him by representatives of pro-Russian gang ‘LPR’. An incident happened at the moment of an award ceremony on the competitions in Stakhanov (named Kadievka after decommunization). Anton Ptitsyn has told about it in his Facebook.

‘Now he is in the hands of the MGB and the responsibility provided by an Article 343 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of LPR – the incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as the humiliation of human dignity, threatens him’, he wrote.

Social media users note in the commentaries:

‘Nerves at the dude have handed over… In vain…’

‘Patience broke! Everyone lived happily, there was a future. And now they tickle their papers. It’s a pity, now they’ll cripple him’

‘The real hero… His time will come’

‘Though so cruelly to himself, but heroes prove that Ukraine is above all – it is not only words’

‘Lord! Give him force to stay strong’

‘Vladimir Rybak, Stepan Chubenko and many others were killed because of Ukrainian symbolism, why so risk?’

‘…real patriots never give up, but it’s very sorry for the athlete’

‘media don’t leave him… follow his further fate… maybe it will save him’

‘I’m spreading this news with the link on you in English-speaking Twitter for people not to forget about destiny of this man’.