NgoJuni 4, 2020, iNkantolo Ephakeme YaseCrimea igwebe uMfoweth’ u-Artem Gerasimov iminyaka eyisithupha ejele ngenxa yokukhulekela kwakhe kobuKristu okunokuthula. Ubefuna ukuba kwesulwe isinqumo sokuqala esakhishwa yiNkantolo Yedolobha LaseYalta, okwakuyinhlawulo yemali engama-ruble angu-400 000 (elinganiselwa kuma-dollar aseMelika angu-6 000). Isinqumo sesikhalo sakhe siphume ngokushesha, ngemva kwalokho uMfoweth’ uGerasimov ube esethathwa eyovalelwa. Uzofaka isikhalo nangalesi sinqumo.