The Russian Police have arrested a cannibal couple in a dormitory of a military academy in Southern Russia. Both of them admit to killing and eating 30 people for a period of 18 years.
According to local media reports, residents in Krasnodar in the South of Russia discovered at a military base a handbag containing female body parts and a cell phone that stored selfies of a man with human corpses. The Police then opened an investigation and tracked down a couple living near the military dorm, who was believed to be connected to the criminal case. The two suspects confessed to murdering as many as 30 people after the arrest.
Reports also revealed that the 35-year-old Dmitry Bakshaev and his wife Natalia, a 42-year-old nurse, began their heinous crimes since 1999, and in the last 18 years have cruelly butchered and devoured at least 30 people. Even more scaring is the fact that the couple stored the human remains in their fridge and basement at their home.
The Police has raided the couple’s home and found some frozen corpses. They also discovered a transparent can containing “human meat” as well as 19 human skins. Moreover, the investigators have unearthed a photo taken in 1999, that shows the two cannibals having a severed human head served on a plate as their dinner.
Neighbors said their house regularly reeked of drugs, and every time when someone attempts to go inside and check, they will be stopped by the couple. They described Natalia as violent and aggressive, so no one dared to go in.
The police have so far uncovered eight corpses and are now checking for more, to see if the suspects’ statements check out.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist leader on Wednesday blasted a European Union plan to halt imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2027 to deprive President Vladimir Putin of revenue that helps fuel the war in Ukraine.
The European Commission, the bloc's executive branch, will present a detailed plan next month. It will seek to ban new gas contracts with Russia by the end of this year and phase out existing ones still in use in the 27-nation EU by the end of 2027.
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said the plan is “absolutely unacceptable” for his country and that his government was ready to veto it. He said the move would be harmful for Slovakia and the entire EU, because the price of gas will increase as a result.
Slovakia has a gas delivery deal with Russia that expires in 2034, and Fico said that he would seek compensations for damages, if the plan proceeds.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is pressing ahead with the plan, told EU lawmakers that Russia has proven time and again that it is not a reliable energy supplier.
“Dependency on Russia is not only bad for our security, but also for our economy. Our energy prices cannot be dictated by a hostile neighbor,” she told members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
Fico also rejected a proposal to halt imports of oil and nuclear fuel from Russia to the European Union.
Hungary and Slovakia — whose leaders are considered to be Putin’s closest allies in Europe — have blocked EU military assistance to Ukraine and have been expected to oppose the European Commission’s gas plans.
Fico, a divisive figure at home and abroad, returned to power in 2003 after his leftist Smer (Direction) party won a parliamentary election on a pro-Russia and anti-American platform. Known for his pro-Russia views, he has openly challenged the EU’s policies over Ukraine.
He is set to become the only EU leader to travel to Moscow for festivities on Friday marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. It will be his second trip to Moscow since December.
His government has faced vocal protests against its pro-Russian stance and other policies.
FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
