A man who sat on the throne in the Hermitage was detained in St. Petersburg

Rosguard detained a 39-year-old resident of Moscow Region for sitting on the throne in the Field Marshal's Hall of the Hermitage. This was reported on December 6 by the Department of extra-departmental protection (UVO) of the Rosgvardia in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.

According to the agency, immediately after that the man went to the Military Gallery of 1812, where he tried to steal paintings.

"Rosgvardeys immediately went to the gallery, where and detained the hooligan", - stated in the message on the page of the UVO Rosgvardiya in the social network "VKontakte".

The offender was taken to the police to determine the punishment.

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Earlier, on November 30, in St. Petersburg detained a man who threatened with a moulage of a check from a grenade. The incident occurred in the institution BeerHouse. An intoxicated man appeared in the restaurant for two days: he behaved defiantly, tried to conflict with the staff, and then showed an object that looked like a grenade check.