Russian soldiers reportedly looting homes in Belgorod Oblast
Russian military breaks into houses in search of precious things and vandalizes Russian villages (Photo:REUTERS/Maksym Shemetov)
Russian troops deployed to the village of Nova Tavolzhanka, ostensibly to protect local residents from incursions by pro-Ukrainian Russian separatists, are instead looting houses of locals who fled the village, Russian independent news agency Meduza reported on Telegram on June 15.
According to Meduza, a woman from Nova Tavolzhanka wrote to Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov about this issue on social media.
"They are living in our houses, leading an ugly lifestyle, leaving alcohol and other things as garbage and dirt, polluting toilets and houses, personal belongings and property are stolen,” another local resident told Meduza.
“An ATV was stolen from our garage and how it is often spotted in the vicinity.”
Reports of Russian soldiers looting Russian residences has become commonplace in Belgorod.
"We live in the village of Nova Tavolzhanka,” another social media user, claiming to a resident of the village, wrote.
“Today, on June 14, we went for the first time to check our homes. Two houses are damaged, the doors are broken in, the windows are also broken... All things inside turned upside down in search for small precious items, and a portion of them were stolen. We saw vandalism in another house: the TV set is broken, the furniture is torn up. Soldiers are obviously living in the house. We have found two bikes that were stolen earlier from our neighbors, in our yard.”
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