In the Belgorod region, a man beat and robbed a pensioner, explaining that he was "looking for Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers."
Rakityansky District Court sentenced Local resident Sergei Yevsyukov was sentenced to four and a half years in a maximum-security penal colony for beating and robbing a pensioner. Yevsyukov broke into the elderly man's home to search for "hiding Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers."
According to court records, on January 30 of this year, Yevsyukov broke into the victim's home in the village of Terebren in the Krasnoyarsk district. He knew the man lived alone. Yevsyukov took with him a hat with eye holes cut out, duct tape, and gloves. He attempted to tie up the pensioner but was unable to do so. He then punched him in the chest, demanding money. The elderly man told his attacker he had hidden almost 8 rubles in a saucepan. Yevsyukov took the money and fled.
At the trial, Yevsyukov testified that he had been drinking with an acquaintance that day, who told him the pensioner was hiding Ukrainian servicemen at his home. Yevsyukov decided to investigate this, and when the Ukrainian servicemen were no longer at the victim's home, he demanded money from the pensioner.
In court, the accused, Yevsyukov, partially admitted his guilt. However, the court found Yevsyukov guilty and sentenced him to a term in a maximum-security penal colony.