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'Set up by a drug-addict husband.' How a government official arrested for terrorism lived
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.by Ivan Runev [REGNUM] Victoria Shinkaruk is a former employee of the Belgorod Region administration and a social media star. The girl grew up in a dysfunctional family, according to her friends, she "made herself", and now she has become a defendant in a criminal case, for which she faces more than 20 years in prison.  Investigators believe that the girl with model looks collaborated with Ukrainian curators and helped in preparing terrorist attacks in the Belgorod region. The 28-year-old Victoria Shinkaruk is accused of illegal trafficking of explosives or explosive devices (Article 222.1, Part 4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), smuggling of explosives and weapons (Article 226.1, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), organizing a terrorist community and participating in it (Article 205.4, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), public calls to commit terrorist activity, attempted public calls to commit terrorist activity, justification of terrorism or propaganda of terrorism (Article 30, Part 1, Article 205, Part 2, paragraph a), as well as attempted illegal manufacture of explosives or explosive devices (Article 30, Part 1, Article 223.1, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). In total, the accused faces up to 25 years in prison. According to investigators, Shinkaruk and her accomplice, mechanic Alexander Kholodkov, transferred money to unknown persons to prepare a terrorist attack, and also hid explosives in hiding places. In September 2022, the former official withdrew 100,000 rubles from the card, and Kholodkov withdrew 500,000. They hid the money in a place indicated by the curator. According to law enforcement, following the instructions of the curator, Kholodkov left explosives and money necessary for carrying out a terrorist act in hiding places.
There was little public information about Victoria Shinkaruk. She worked as an inspector in the control department of the Belgorod Region governor's administration and, judging by her social media pages, had an above-average income: she spent a lot of money, visited premium establishments and often flew on vacation. Regnum news agency correspondents found out details of the accused’s biography. Shinkaruk was born in the village of Nikolskoye in the Bogorodsky District of the Belgorod Region. Her mother Svetlana did not take part in her daughter's upbringing: she was repeatedly brought to administrative responsibility for hooliganism and appearing in public places in a state of alcoholic intoxication. Victoria was raised by her grandmother, who essentially replaced her mother. Now, while Victoria is in pretrial detention, her grandmother supports her and communicates with lawyers. Victoria's relatives convince IA Regnum that the girl was pushed onto the criminal path by her husband Evgeny Kisel, who several years ago escaped from house arrest to relatives in Ukraine. From there, the man sent his wife money for gifts. At his request, Victoria cashed 107,000 rubles and left them in a bag drawer in one of the supermarkets. During the investigation, Shinkaruk stated that she did not know what the money was intended for. The ex-official's relatives do not believe that she acted intentionally. "I'm sure she wouldn't have gone against Russia on purpose. She's a calm, adequate person, not crazy. I think her husband really set her up with the money transfer. She simply believed his words, they've been married for about six years. He's still a husband, after all," one of the accused's relatives told the publication. 35-year-old Evgeny Kisel has been repeatedly charged with drug use and has committed various administrative offences. According to Victoria's relative, the man escaped from house arrest three years ago when he was facing imprisonment. "When he was 'accepted' again, they released him under house arrest. It seems he was facing about 10 years in prison for distributing (drugs. - Ed.). He sat at home with a bracelet for some time, and then managed to escape to Ukraine - he has relatives there.
As it turned out, a Kharkov resident named Stas Shpak sent money to Yevgeny Kisel, who was in Russia at the time, long before the start of the SVO. On his social media pages, Shpak speaks unflatteringly about Russia, claims that “Belgorod is Ukraine” and rejoices at the deaths of Russian politicians, such as Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Nothing is known about Yevgeny Kisel's political views. Victoria Shinkaruk's acquaintances call her a good girl. Regnum correspondents spoke with Victoria's close friend, Alexander. The man said that before working in the Belgorod administration, she worked for a long time in a local boutique, earning her own living. "I don't believe that she could do anything against the country. She is a very smart girl, very attractive, in all the time we talked I never heard her make any questionable statements. She loves our country. She always worked very hard, without days off - she made herself. It's a pity that it all turned out this way. I doubt that she could do something like that," the man said. Another friend of Victoria's, Sergei, believes that the girl was let down by her naivety and gullibility. "She and her husband divorced in 2021. He was strange, he wanted to open some businesses, but he had no money. She loved him, for some reason she always trusted him. For us as her friends, this was always surprising: he was a drug addict, but she believed that he definitely did not wish her harm. I think he brainwashed her, that this money would supposedly help him avoid a "criminal case" for drugs, and she, a fool, just wanted to help. Now she can lose her youth, the opportunity to start a family," Sergey told IA Regnum. However, not all of Shinkaruk's acquaintances believe in her innocence. One of Victoria's acquaintances, Liliya, told IA Regnum that anyone can be a traitor to the Motherland - and Shinkaruk's case proves it. The accused Shinkaruk and Kholodkov do not admit their guilt. Posted by: badanov 2024-08-29 |
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