December 14th 2024.
Olga, the mother of Viktoria Kurman, made a shocking and heartbreaking discovery when she found her daughter's body sealed in a green plastic barrel. It was later revealed that Vladimir Putin was so desperate for recruits to fight in Ukraine that he had even freed a murderer from jail to join the army. The murderer, Alexander Golubev, had been convicted of strangling his girlfriend and keeping her body in a barrel, but now he was being released to fight in the war.
For a whole month, Golubev had been trying to deceive his family and friends into believing that Viktoria was still alive. He continued to party and live his life as usual, while Viktoria's body decomposed in the barrel on his balcony. He even went as far as texting Viktoria's mother, pretending to be her daughter, until he eventually disappeared.
Olga, who was growing increasingly worried about her daughter's wellbeing, decided to visit Golubev's flat with his mother and one of the couple's friends. As they approached the barrel, they were hit with a foul odor that made them nauseous. Despite the layers of tape sealing the barrel shut, the smell was still overpowering. Olga had to use a knife to open the barrel and what she saw inside was horrifying.
Inside the barrel was a black plastic bag covered in white baking powder. As Olga watched, the police opened the bag and she saw hair. It was Viktoria's hair, with its distinctive highlights. Olga was devastated to see her daughter's body in such a state. Golubev had shoved her inside the barrel after he had strangled her with her own bag, placed a sock in her mouth to stop her from making noise, and bound her with electrical tape to fit her inside.
When Golubev was finally arrested five days after Viktoria's disappearance, he claimed that he was afraid she would find out about his infidelity and he didn't know what else to do. Despite being sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison, Golubev was released after only three months, much to Olga's shock and dismay. He had been released under a program that saw thousands of violent offenders being freed to fight in Putin's war in Ukraine.
It was estimated that about 48,000 prisoners had been recruited by the Wagner mercenary group, with many being deployed in dangerous battles and not expecting to survive. This was the case for Golubev, who had even messaged Viktoria's friend, pretending to be sorry for killing her and hoping to be killed himself in the war.
However, it was later revealed that Golubev was not on the frontlines like many of his fellow recruits. He was instead working as a military pen pusher, far from the action and even boasting about how much fun he was having. This was a stark contrast to the high cost of Russia's advance in Ukrainian cities, where they had even brought in troops from North Korea and continued to recruit violent convicts.
The city of Bakhmut, which was captured by Russian troops, was completely flattened and resulted in the deaths of around 30,000 Russian soldiers. Many of these prisoners were promised to have their sentences ended and their convictions erased from their records, but at what cost? They were sent to fight in what was described as a "meat grinder," with little chance of survival.
Viktoria's friend, Alexandra, initially felt sorry for Golubev, but as more details emerged, it became clear that he was not a brave soldier fighting for his country, but rather a cowardly murderer who was now boasting about his "fun" military job. Olga was left devastated and heartbroken, knowing that her daughter's killer had been released and was living his life while her daughter's life had been taken from her.
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