Russia sends convicted cannibal and maniacal killer to fight in Ukraine

The Moscow Times reports.

A resident of Volgograd, Dmitry Malyshev, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murders and a number of other particularly serious crimes, was recruited to fight in the war with Ukraine. He said that he signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense in October 2023 and went to the front as part of the Storm V unit.

Ten years ago, Malyshev killed a native of Tajikistan, cut out his heart, fried it, and ate it, filming it all on video. And before that, as a member of a criminal group, he shot two businessmen to death in order to get their car. Malyshev and his accomplices also planned to kill police officers, intending to obtain weapons for further attacks, but their ambush failed.

At the front, the ex-convict was wounded twice. He is currently in hospital.

Along with Malyshev, a resident of Volzhsk, Oleksandr Maslennikov, who was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the double murder and dismemberment of girls, was also recruited from the colony.

The cannibal posted photos of himself with him on social media.

• On February 29, it was reported that in the village of Kutana in Yakutia, a former convict who had returned from the war in Ukraine committed a double murder; he had previously complained that he was not respected enough by his fellow countrymen.

• In March, a repeat offender who had returned from the war in Ukraine committed a second murder in Russia.