In Vladivostok, a participant in the war with Ukraine threatened a woman with a weapon on the street. The local Telegram channel “Savonka” was the first to write about this matter.
According to the woman, the incident occurred on the evening of July 9. She was on her way to pick up her child from kindergarten when a man wearing a military uniform pointed a gun at her.
“The citizen pointed his gun at me, asked questions, and then said: ‘Are you urinating?’ Did you urinate on yourself?” His second friend who was with him stood up and smiled. Moreover, when he asked me to “go” and I started moving, he threatened that he would “shoot my cake”. I was in shock and cried all the way home.” He said It is for the local publication News.vl.
On July 11, Vladivostok police posted a video of the man’s apology on social media. Law enforcement officers reported that he was a 35-year-old local resident, but did not specify whether he had gotten into an argument (the injured woman after speaking with police to talkthat he really turned out to be a veteran of a “special military operation” with a criminal record). An air pistol was confiscated from him.
In the video, the man’s face was blurred, and he was wearing a regular shirt, not a military uniform. “Judging by the man’s strong assurances not to do it again, it is likely that the matter has been postponed.” He does Conclusion of the publication “Baikal 24”.
The media regularly publish reports on crimes committed by returning war veterans, in particular former prisoners who have been pardoned for participation in hostilities. According to Novaya Gazeta Europe estimates, by the end of 2025, courts in Russia had issued more than eight thousand sentences to war participants in criminal cases.