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War as an Excuse: How SVO Veterans Kill and Maim Russians at Home
After returning from the front, Russian SVO veterans are increasingly turning their violence against civilians. Based on open-source data and court documents, this episode reveals the real scale of killings, torture, and serious injuries — and how participation in the war is repeatedly treated by courts as a mitigating factor, even for repeat offenders and murderers.
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