Veteran opens fire on children at party in Volgograd region
16 July 2024 10:48
A local channel on Telegram messenger reported a shocking situation in the Volgograd region. A 48-year-old Russian veteran of the war in Ukraine decided to open fire on children during a party in the settlement of Ugolskij.
More and more soldiers who participated in the fighting in Ukraine are returning to Russia. Some of them are committing shocking acts.
One of the local channels on the Telegram messenger reported a chilling incident in the Ugolskij settlement in the Volgograd region.
Russia. He grabbed a pistol and started shooting at children
The 48-year-old war veteran Ivan Diakonov opened fire on children. According to eyewitnesses, the man allegedly reached for a Makarov pistol - as a result of this event, one of the children in the area was wounded in the leg.
According to bystander accounts, the incident took place on 12 July. At that time, a party was being held in the settlement of Ugolskij, attended by Diakonov, his brother, and a certain woman. At one point, the adults went outside, and the music stopped. Moments later, one of the girls in the area heard the sound of a gun being loaded, and the children quickly began to run for cover.
A 12-year-old boy was injured in the event, and doctors found two gunshot wounds in his leg. Diakonov was subsequently detained by police officers an hour and a half after the shooting. Moreover, a safe was found in his house, in which he stored a loaded weapon. It was likely brought from the war front.
Violence from war veterans is an increasing problem in Russia. According to data cited by the independent portal Syrena, by 2024, participants in the war against Ukraine had committed at least 412 crimes. Among them, as many as 126 were murders.
