Two Krasnodar residents apologized for posing against the backdrop of the temple.

Two residents of Krasnodar publicly apologized for posing for the camera against the backdrop of a local temple after being detained by security forces due to criticism online.

A video in which two Krasnodar residents apologize for posing against the backdrop of the temple was published by the Telegram channel "Krasnodar Teletype." The description of the video specifies that one resident of Krasnodar is 19 years old, and the other is 23 years old.

"There was a beautiful angle, honestly, just a beautiful view. We did not want to offend the feelings of believers in any way, we sincerely apologize for our foolishness. I honestly say that this will not happen again," said one of the residents of Krasnodar in the video.

"We in no way wanted to offend the feelings of believers, we are believers ourselves, we did not want to hurt anyone," said the second young man.

In another publication, it was stated that both residents of the city were detained by the Investigative Committee.

The video in question was published on the Telegram channel "Krasnodar Teletype" on July 14. Its frames show two cars, with the temple visible in the background. A young man stood on the doors of the cars, which were parked next to each other. He then began to demonstrate his muscle strength, bending both arms at the elbows and raising his fists above his shoulders. He was laughing. The second young man, who was filming him, was also laughing loudly.

As of 11:20 AM Moscow time on July 15, this video had garnered about 5,700 views and 32 comments. Some of the authors demanded that the young men be held accountable, while others stated that there was no reason for that.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that earlier the police of Krasnodar published a video in which a 35-year-old resident of Chelyabinsk publicly apologized for stealing a bicycle.

It should be noted that the practice of public apologies initiated by Ramzan Kadyrov has spread beyond Chechnya to other regions of Russia. More about this practice can be read in the "Caucasian Knot" reference "The Fashion for Apologies: From Chechnya to the Outskirts".

"Caucasian Knot" also maintains "A Chronicle of Public Apologies in the Caucasus", and news about the next apologies is posted on the thematic page "Whom the Caucasus Forces to Apologize".