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A court has sentenced activist of the St. Luke's Brotherhood organization Hanna Sinkova, who fried eggs using the eternal flame in the Park of Glory in Kyiv, to three years in prison with a two-year probation period, according to the Ukrainska Pravda online publication.

“The sentence is three years in prison with a two-year probation
period for alleged desecration of the tomb,” the activist told Ukrainska
Pravda.

Sinkova also told the publication that she would appeal against the court verdict, as she does not admit her guilt.

As reported, several activists were arrested for attempting to fry
eggs and sausages on the eternal flame in the Park of Glory in Kyiv on
December 16, 2010.

On December 16, 2011 Sinkova was arrested for this. She was kept in the detention facility for three months.

On June 20, 2011 three young men that introduced themselves as
activists of the Egg Art Group, also fried eggs on the eternal flame in
the Park of Glory in protest “against lawlessness of the authorities and
officials.” The activists expressed support to Sinkova, who was in the
detention facility at that time.

The police opened a criminal case on the desecration of the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier in Kyiv based on a relevant video posted online.