The father of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church’s press service, Vladimir Legoyda, 90-year-old Roman Legoyda, was killed by a deserter from the Russian Defence Ministry’s “Storm Z” unit, whose members are recruited in penal colonies.
The deserter Adam Shcherbakov wanted to rob the elderly man and killed him because he resisted.
Context: the Russian Orthodox Church fervently supports the invasion of Ukraine and ideologically justifies Russia’s war of invasion. The murder of the father of the head of the press service of the Russian Orthodox Church was committed by a former prisoner who had been released to fight.
