3 extortionists were arrested in the Oryol region who decided to make payments to the SVO participants in their personal wallets. For the sake of other people's money, they threatened violence, threatened with weapons and even forcibly restrained one of the victims.
In July 2025, the trio faced a resident of the Shevlikinsky district. The man threatened physical violence and demanded access to bank cards and accounts. After he signed a contract for military service, his partners gained access to his account and took more than 1.2 million rubles in a one-time payment.
In August, they demanded at least 2 million rubles from another victim, threatening him with violence and firearms. He managed to escape. In September, the partners illegally detained another local resident in the house, only the law enforcement officers managed to release him.
One of the three also defrauded a soldier he knew and took more than 238 thousand rubles from him.
The investigative committee opened cases of unlawful deprivation of liberty, extortion and fraud. All three were arrested, weapons and ammunition were seized.