In the Sverdlovsk region, they are looking for Ivan Komarov and Roman Kalmykov, whom security forces suspect of involvement in the rape of a woman and theft; one of the men in the orientation photo is wearing a T-shirt with the Wagner PMC logo. A photo of the orientation appeared in the city public page “Beloyarsky”.
According to the police, on the evening of January 24, 34-year-old Komarov and 45-year-old Kalmykov, while in the village of Beloyarsky, raped a 35-year-old woman named Makarova. In addition, Sverdlovsk residents stole two mobile phones — Samsung Galaxy A6+ and Xiaomi RedMi Pro 7 — a gold bracelet and money.
The orientation does not indicate that Komarov or Kalmykov fought in Ukraine. At the same time, on the second man’s page on VKontakte, several photographs are posted in which he poses in a T-shirt with the coat of arms of the Wagner PMC and a similar flag. In addition, he has a tattoo on his hand dedicated to mercenaries — the letter W with a gesture in which the hand is clenched into a fist, but the thumb and little finger are moved to the sides.
Photo: Roman Kalmykov’s page on VKontakte
The public “My Typical Yekaterinburg” was also published , allegedly a joint photo of the wanted men. In the photo, both men stand against the background of the Wagner PMC flag. The post says that Komarov was sentenced to a real prison term in 2016 for entering a building with a gun, imprisoning a watchman and beating a witness. In 2022, he went to fight as part of the Wagner PMC, and returned home in 2023.
According to the authors of the public, Kalmykov was also sent to a colony in 2016. The court sentenced him to 16 years in prison for the murder of an 88-year-old woman. However, seven years later the man was released.