Russian soldier's brutal attack on woman in Astrakhan shocks nation
In broad daylight in the Russian city of Astrakhan, shocking events unfolded. A soldier first snatched a child from a woman's arms, and then the situation escalated dramatically. He knocked her to the ground and began to kick and drag her brutally. No one reacted; no one helped the woman. A wave of comments appeared under the post.
11:56 AM EDT, October 27, 2024
Horrifying footage is circulating online, showing a brutal scene recorded in the city of Astrakhan. It shows a Russian soldier from the Akhmat division assaulting a woman in broad daylight, leaving her nearly unconscious.
Initially, the video shows the soldier tearing a child from the woman's arms. In response to his aggression, the desperate mother approaches the soldier's car and kicks it. In retaliation, the man unhesitatingly attacks her, hitting and kicking her.
This disturbing footage was published by Anton Herashchenko, former deputy minister of internal affairs of Ukraine, who highlighted the alarming rise in such incidents involving Russian soldiers returning from the front.
He points out a serious issue—the aggression and destabilizing influence that soldiers' wartime experiences have on society.
If they can maim and kill Ukrainian civilians, what will stop them from doing the same in their own country? - asks Herashchenko in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
A flood of comments, full of outrage and sympathy, appeared under the post. One user wrote: "He tried to kill her. This is madness. Regardless of the story, there's no excuse not to help the woman." Commenters expressed shock and disbelief at the passivity of the bystanders.
Another commenter noted: "It's sad to see. War is terrible in many ways. Especially when you have an army filled with unscrupulous soldiers," referring to the destructive consequences of conflict that also contribute to increased violence in civilian areas.
Some comments were not without sarcasm about the situation in the country: "Traditional Russian values" and "They do as they please, Putin too."
