Strekalin’s self-immolation was the dramatic climax of a battle over Khottabych, a cafe registered to his wife, Mila Seliamieva, located on Primorsky Beach on the Black Sea. Several media outlets reported that Strekalin set himself on fire in protest of the local authorities’ attempts to tear down Khottabych, which has since been razed. Earlier, Strekalin warned local officials that he would kill himself if the city moved on his property.
Своей смертью он обратил внимание всей России на творимые в Ялте беззакония.