Woman in Occupied Territory Threatened by Russian Soldier Amidst Official Inaction

De-facto authorities in the Russian-occupied city of Makiivka have failed to act on a complaint from a local woman who alleges she was abducted and threatened with murder by a Russian soldier, highlighting a climate of impunity for military personnel.
The woman reported to the independent news outlet ASTRA that she has been repeatedly stalked and threatened by her former partner, Aleksey Kutsevalov, a 39-year-old soldier. She alleges that in one incident, he forcibly drove her to a field and threatened to kill her. When she reported the events to the local occupation security forces, they took no action.
The alleged perpetrator serves in Russia's 114th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade. This unit was formed from the notorious "Vostok" battalion, a pro-Russian militia that has operated in Ukraine's Donetsk region since 2014 and has been linked to numerous human rights abuses.
An investigation by ASTRA, citing leaked databases, indicates that Kutsevalov, a Ukrainian-born man, has a significant criminal history in Ukraine, with multiple convictions for crimes including theft and car theft prior to joining the Russian armed forces.