Moscow, Russia – A gay man was tortured to death Sunday by two men who were drinking beers with him just moments before the attack. The 23-year old man was found naked in the courtyard of an apartment building in Volgograd, skull beaten in with stone, sodomized by beer bottles – his genitals, mutilated. The horrifying incident was reported by a Volgograd Investigative Committee spokeswoman as a gay hate crime, which is almost never reported in the country. Two men, ages 22 and 27, have been detained in a connection with the attack. The three were reportedly drinking beers just before the attack, in celebration of Victory Day, a Russian holiday that took place on May 9. Russia is currently considering a nationwide law banning “gay propaganda” among minors. The law is said to be fueling homophobia and is currently effective in numerous regions, including St. Petersburg.