Military investigators opened a criminal case of murder against a soldier who had been arrested the day before after leaving his unit without permission. This was stated on Friday, April 17, by the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
— On April 15, a search party in Petrozavodsk found and arrested a soldier who had previously deserted from a military unit. On April 16, he was brought back, and already in St. Petersburg, around 20:00, he distracted the guards, took out a knife and stabbed one of the escorts, a contract soldier from the same unit, with several blows. The statement added that the soldier died immediately. cable– Department channel.
It is clear that the suspect tried to escape after the attack, but he was arrested without delay. A criminal case was opened under the article on the killing of a person in the performance of official duties.
In January, in the Leningrad region, a police officer shot a soldier in the knee who had escaped from the hospital and resisted arrest. According to preliminary information, on January 17, a military man from Gatchina was admitted to hospital and left without permission the next day.
Police officers joined the search after receiving information that the man may be armed. He was found on January 20 on the outskirts of the Communard with a blade and pepper spray.