Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ A Russian soldier who is being hunted for killing 11 of his comrades is reportedly a habitual drunkard, thief, and wife-beater who was recruited from a prison colony. It's likely that the massacre was the outcome of a drunken quarrel between the men. ⬇️

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1850837926940225823

2/ Maksim Fedorchenko is reported to have called his wife Svetlana Golovtsova after carrying out the massacre during the night of 26 October and confessed to the killings. He is said to have thrown a grenade and opened fire on the men, who all died on the spot.

3/ He had also called the previous day and told his wife that "he had given money to his fellow soldier and fellow countryman with the call sign "Stary" so that he could go to the store for some booze."

4/ "[Golovtsova] had the impression that the servicemen, including her husband, drank heavily and every day. Fedorchenko ended the conversation by promising to call back. Exactly on the evening of 25 October, he was last online on social networks.

5/ "According to Svetlana, her husband is prone to drinking. Maxim Fedorchenko has been known in his native village in Primorsky Krai since an early age as a drinker and thief, who was even caught stealing food.

6/ "The last time he ended up behind bars was when he returned from work in a drunken stupor (both he and Svetlana worked at a sawmill) and attacked his wife.

7/ "As it turned out, the reason for the aggression was that he was unreasonably jealous of the woman's neighbour and attacked her. Maxim Fedorchenko poured boiling water on Svetlana and stabbed her four times, for which he was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months.

8/ "From the prison colony, where the victim continued to send parcels to her unfortunate husband, he enlisted in the war and ended up in the 'Storm V' assault company."

9/ This would not be the first time, though it's perhaps the most lethal instance, of drink or drugs leading to violence. Alcohol and drug abuse is reportedly rife among Russian forces, with hard drugs readily available from a network of dealers. /end

https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1709182299399467478

Source:
t.me/vchkogpu/52183