Heroic Act of a “Special Military Operation Hero”: Child Injured

Residents of the Volgograd region witnessed another “Special Military Operation hero” incident, where the hero opened fire on children aged 9 to 13 after consuming a certain amount of alcohol.

As a result, one child sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and is now in the hospital.

Ivan Dyakonov, a 48-year-old participant of the Special Military Operation from the village of Otrozhki, came home on leave from the war. He was drinking alcohol with his relatives.

Nearby, a group of children was passing by the house where the drinking was taking place. They had a speaker playing music. It’s unclear what exactly the “hero” disliked about the music, but he started shooting at the children with a carbine. The children ran away, but one of the bullets hit a 13-year-old boy in the shin.

The local residents began calling the police. Law enforcement officers appeared only an hour later. According to our information, the police were afraid to go because the shooter was a participant in the Special Military Operation. They were afraid of being shot at. This is not surprising, as the police try to avoid dealing with such “heroes,” understanding that the authorities are lenient towards these individuals. They believe it’s supposedly not their jurisdiction, and military personnel should be handled by military law enforcement.

When the police finally arrived, they confiscated the carbine and a traumatic pistol from the shooter. The “hero” had been shooting at the children with the carbine.

Ivan Dyakonov, who started shooting at the children, had previously been convicted of theft. In 2009, he stole a mobile phone and a chainsaw from his neighbors.

After Dyakonov was detained, he was handed over to the military commandant’s office. His case is being investigated by the investigative department of the Volgograd garrison.

The most likely outcome is that the shooter’s case will be hushed up, kept away from the public eye, and he will quietly be sent back to the war in Ukraine. Even if he is convicted, it will likely be a minimal sentence. The court will traditionally take into account the shooter’s heroic past, ignoring his previous convictions. Eventually, the criminal sentence will probably be replaced by service in the Special Military Operation.