The Soviet District Court of Ulan-Ude arrested a 28-year-old resident of the Zaigrayevsky district of Buryatia, who participated in the war with Ukraine, on charges of murdering a bar security guard in Ulan-Ude, the court's press service reported.
According to Buryat police, the murder occurred on the night of March 27, the accused stabbed a 21-year-old bar security guard of "808" on Banzarov Street in the neck.
After the incident, the man attempted to flee. He went to the Trans-Baikal Territory and planned to reach Khabarovsk, but the police detained him at the border with the Amur region.
As reported by the publication "People of Baikal," the accused had previously been held administratively liable for drunk driving. It was also revealed that he fought in Ukraine.
The court's arrest statement noted that the accused "participated in the conduct of the SVO," but this was "insufficient for choosing a more lenient preventive measure."
During the war in Ukraine, Russian courts issued 225 murder verdicts to those returning from the front, and the military killed at least 240 Russian citizens, calculated from open court data by "7×7"*.
* Recognized in Russia as a "foreign agent."