Father Yevgeny, head of the Yekaterinburg diocese, claimed migrants “pose no less a danger to peaceful traditional Russian Islam than they do to Christianity.”
Established in 2015, the Roizman Foundation supports nonprofit initiatives and helps people in difficult life situations in the Sverdlovsk region.
Vechernye Vedemosti chief editor Vkadislav Postnikov had been serving consecutive 14-day detention sentences since Feb. 28.
The local diocese said the monument, a 16-meter-long section of a gas pipeline, was provided by a subsidiary of Gazprom.
Founded in 2015, the Roizman Foundation supports nonprofit initiatives and assists people in difficult situations in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region.
Vecherniye Vedomosti said the arrest of its head editor could be “revenge” or an attempt to prevent him from speaking at an event today.
Law enforcement authorities said the injured student was hospitalized but in “satisfactory” condition.