Viktor Savvinov, serial killer and Russian military officer during investigative actions In February 2026, a suspect in the fourth murder was detained in Yakutsk. After the first, Viktor Savvinov was released because he signed a contract and agreed to go to war against Ukraine. Which actually allowed him to commit two more murders in Yakutia in 2024. After which he was again released from punishment in exchange for a new contract and Savvinov committed another murder.

Illustrative photo 20 conscript soldiers from Yakutia, serving in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, were forced to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense - some by threats and coercion, others by deception. Their relatives drew up a collective appeal demanding the termination of the contracts and went to court.