"We checked, yes, we did pick him up from the penal colony—when I was in the penal colonies, I spoke with them. (…) Unfortunately, we can't take this guy back to our place so he can die a hero. The recruitment process is over. What he did is, of course, very bad. But I've already spoken to the media. Well, guys, these rapists, there are simply countless of them, rapes—they happen 20-50 times a day. (…) This isn't the classic mercenary—what was previously said about the Wagner PMC, which enjoyed a high moral standing. I took it from what was available.", - told Prigogine journalists.

Earlier to the police received statement from a resident Novosibirsk A man in camouflage led two girls into garages on Razyezdnaya Street. He threatened them with a pistol and a grenade, and if they screamed, he would blow them up. He then "committed lewd acts."

A criminal case has been opened. The suspect has been detained.