In Russia, a soldier who threatened Putin with a mutiny has been released from custody
In Russia, on July 9, after 11 days of administrative detention, former serviceman Alexander Lunin was released; he had previously publicly demanded a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and threatened a mutiny.
Lunin announced this on his Telegram channel, posting a video message in which he stated that he was in Moscow and that “everything is fine” with him.
Alexander Lunin was detained on June 27. A court ordered his arrest for 11 days under an administrative charge of displaying “extremist” symbols. During a search of his home, law enforcement officials seized computer equipment.
According to Russian media reports, Lunin was not at home during the search—he had gone to meet with Vitaly Borodin, who calls himself the head of the Federal Project on Security and Anti-Corruption. After that, the soldier stopped responding to communications.
Lunin, 39, is participating in the full-scale war against Ukraine. According to the publications “Meduza” and “Mediazona,” he served in the 150th Motorized Rifle Division and was wounded.
On June 25, Lunin posted a video message in which he demanded a personal meeting with Putin. He stated that if he were unable to appear live on air alongside the Russian president in the near future, “the army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin.” The video garnered millions of views on social media.
This was reported by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
As a reminder, following his threats against Putin, Russian occupier Lunin was convicted of displaying Nazi symbols.
Russian military officer Lunin, who had addressed Putin, was raided by authorities.
Earlier, the Kremlin responded to the war veteran’s threats to stage a mutiny against Putin.
Prior to that, Lunin had told Putin about abuses in the Russian military.
