Thread by @SlavaMalamud

Russia's genocidal war against Ukraine, and the results of Putin's entire reign of terror and lies, all told in one insane, horrific and disgusting story of one Russian family.
It begins with this post by Dmitry Shkrebets, the father of a Russian sailor aboard warship Moskva...

Dmitry is beside himself with grief. He is confused and angry. The Ministry of Defense has told him the entire crew of the Moskva has been evacuated after a fire.
"Blatant and cynical lies!" he rages. His son was a conscript, he wasn't supposed to take part in the fighting...

His son, Yegor, is missing. His commanding officers are alive and aren't willing to tell him what happened. He calls everyone scum, he begs for any info on Yegor.
One commenter offers to help spread the word.
"But do you support the special operation?", they ask.
"I do", he says.

And Dmitry does. Before Yegor went missing, dad's page was full of Z symbols. His current rage is personal, not directed at Putin or his war.
Ukrainian commenters pay a visit, too. They gleefully tell him where his son is now and what kind of fish he is feeding.

Dmitry calls them animals, hopes for them to feel Mother Russia's mighty wrath.
Soon, though, he finally finds the truth. Yegor is dead. The Moskva was sunk. He is to recieve 7 million rubles in compensation. His mental health is clearly gone at this point.

He follows the news and grows increasingly cynical.
"They say Russia has made another "act of goodwill" and left Snake Island. Is this true? If so, they've betrayed our sons once again. Lowlifes, you've traded our guys for concessions. Jackals, I despise you!"

Does he support the war and rages at the lack of success?
Is he furious that the war even started?
Who can tell. Dmitry is an angry, grieving man. He clearly doesn't give a shit about what can happen to him.
And then, this.
His wife is missing. She went shopping and disappeared.

Her phone doesn't answer, all his accounts are blocked, he has no idea what happened.
And then, he does. She has stolen all the compensation money and all the savings and ran away.
He is now all alone, with his rage.
And now, the final act...
"No more strength to endure the lies"

"I have understood it all. I knew it long ago, but had no courage to admit that this is my fault. I supported the war that should have never been started and I have paid the heaviest price. My family is gone.
There is only one correct choice and I have made it..."

"To all those who follow my fate: I am no longer in Russia. I have left for a third nation and am proceeding to Ukraine, where I will join the Free Russia Legion. They are waiting for me. Finally, all has fallen in its place."
Dmitry is off to fight against Russia.

A loyal pro-Putin father becomes pro-Ukrainian fighter with a definite death wish.
A wife and mother becomes a thief and a runaway.
A teenage boy becomes a corpse.
Putin's Russia, in all its glory.
Revel at it.