Based on reports, a guy was detained in Moscow for allegedly attempting to light the Mausoleum of Vladimir Lenin on fire.
He allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail towards the Red Square structure where the embalmed body of the Soviet leader is kept in a room behind bulletproof glass, according to Russian Telegram channels.
Baza recognised him as Konstantin Stachukov, a resident of the Trans-Siberian Railway route city of Chita.
It is alleged he travelled to the capital on the eve of his 37th birthday, throwing a glass bottle with a flammable liquid towards the mausoleum at around 10pm last night.
It crashed in the pavement in front of the building before igniting, but no damage has been reported yet.
No information has been released about the suspect’s motives as of yet.
He was detained by police at the scene and according to local media, he was in an ‘inadequate’ condition and resisted officers.
A case has since been opened for ‘disobedience to the lawful demand of a police officer’.
This is not the first time an attack on the mausoleum as foiled in the last minute.
In February, a Moscow resident was arrested for trying to steal Lenin’s body from the chamber.