A resident of Kuban is accused of hooliganism for music at the memorial service of a participant in the special military operation.

The Labinsk inter-district investigative department has completed the investigation of a criminal case against a 52-year-old local resident. He is accused of hooliganism committed out of hatred and enmity.

According to the investigation, on October 5, 2025, the accused was near one of the cafes in the city of Labinsk, where a memorial event for a participant in the special military operation was taking place.

Investigators claim that he knew about the event and that relatives of the deceased were present in the establishment. Feeling hatred and enmity towards Russian servicemen, he played festive entertainment music through loudspeakers, the Investigative Committee of Krasnodar Krai reported today on its Telegram channel.

When relatives asked him to lower the volume, the accused did not respond and insulted them. The investigation claims that as a result, the memorial service for the soldier was disrupted.

"The investigation has gathered sufficient evidence, and therefore the criminal case with an approved indictment has been sent to court for consideration on the merits," the agency's message states.

During the investigation of the criminal case, the court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for the accused, which remains in effect at present.

The resident of Labinsk is accused of hooliganism committed out of hatred and enmity. The sanctions of the article provide for up to five years of imprisonment.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in early October 2025, a court in Kuban fined local residents Anton and Svetlana Petrenko 30,000 rubles for singing along to a song in Ukrainian at a birthday celebration. Earlier, Anton Petrenko apologized to his fellow citizens, stating that he did not intend to offend anyone.