In occupied Crimea, a Russian serviceman brutally murdered a 17-year-old student Seventeen-year-old Elvina went missing on January 4 after meeting a man she had connected with on social media. Several days later, her body was found in a ditch near a neighboring village. According to witnesses, it was burned, and she could only be identified through DNA testing. Police later arrested a 23-year-old man named Dmitry. He had previously served time in prison on drug trafficking charges, then signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry and was sent to the front directly from prison. After six months, he returned and was granted amnesty. Following his detention, he confessed to the murder.