Army instead of prison: in Russia the military committed a record number of crimes Sergey Popovich Army instead of prison: in Russia, the military has committed a record number of crimes/Collage 24 Channel A record increase in crime among the military has been recorded in Russia. In 2024, more than 6,000 people were convicted, which was a record for the past 13 years. The current number of military personnel convicted in Russia is twice as many as last year and is a record for 13 years, the Center for Countering Disinformation reports. Such a surge in crime is explained by the fact that in Russia there is a legal opportunity to avoid punishment if you sign a contract with the army. A criminal can be released from punishment at the stage of investigation or trial if he signs a “contract for participation in the “SVO”. The severity of the crime has almost no meanings. Thus, thousands of Russian criminals end up in the army and are not afraid to commit another crime, because they have the opportunity to avoid punishment again and return to war, the department notes.Criminalization of the army
The war unleashed in Ukraine is increasingly affecting the lives of Russian citizens. Now this is not only a decrease in the standard of living and a restriction of freedoms, but also a surge in crime due to their own “heroes of the SVO”.
