Russian soldier back from Ukraine taught a school lesson and then beat up neighbors, officials say
Associated PressA Russian soldier recently returned from fighting in Ukraine went to teach schoolchildren about Russia’s military campaign there before later beating up his neighbors, Russian news outlet Ostorozhno Novosti reported on its Telegram channel. The soldier — named by Ostorozhno Novosti as Dmitry Kiryukhin — had visited the school to take part in a curriculum called “Important Conversations.” It was introduced by Russia’s education ministry after the invasion of Ukraine to ensure children to receive a patriotic education. Following Kiryukhin’s visit to the school, the children learned “real heroes live here, that courage, bravery and love for the Motherland are the qualities of a patriot and a true citizen of Russia,” the local administration wrote in a since-deleted post on the Russian social network Vkontakte, Ostorozhno Novosti said. Ostorozhno Novosti quoted the woman as saying her husband sustained a head fracture — Kiryukhin, she said, “simply went crazy.” The Telegram news channel also quoted neighbors as saying Kiryukhin “often made threats,” even before he was sent to Ukraine.