A criminal case has been opened against Vitaly Bobylchenko, director of the Shakhty Cossack Cadet Corps, for beating a student. 

Bobylchenko suspect for abuse of power due to the beating of a student that occurred a year and a half ago.   

"NeMoskva" wrote about this story. In the fall of 2024, the father Alexey Marinets (at that time - cadet) He accused The 64-year-old corps director was accused of beating his son. The assault was precipitated by Marinets' alleged violation of a ban on using a phone in class, even though, as a senior cadet, he had the right to do so. 

"The director then told him, 'You're a loser and a bastard, not a senior cadet.' After that, he punched the child in the face, and the son fell onto the mat." , the boy’s father said. 

After the beating, doctors found that Alexei had bruises all over his body and a broken finger.

The investigation lasted a year and a half. Three investigators consistently refused to open a case due to a "lack of evidence of a crime." Only through the efforts of a fourth Investigative Committee employee, according to the family of the victim, Alexei Marinets, did a serious investigation begin, leading to the opening of a criminal case.

During this time, other cases of physical and psychological abuse that occurred in the Cossack Corps came to light. According to parents and former employees, the director beat children In "blind spots" inaccessible to CCTV cameras, he regularly insulted them. Various extortions were also common practice.  

However, until recently, it had been impossible to hold Bobylchenko accountable. On the contrary, he had repeatedly was getting Certificates from the authorities for “success in patriotic education” of students, “diligence, effort, professionalism, skill and training,” etc.