A memorial plaque was installed at the local school in honor of the thief.
25‑year‑old Vladimir Kanunnikov told ASTRA that he was unable to secure compensation for the damage in the case concerning the theft of 71,000 rubles from his bank account in January 2024: the accused, Roman Rogatnev, admitted his guilt, but no verdict was issued in the case — instead, he signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense, and the investigation was suspended.
At the trial in late May 2024, the parties did not hide the fact that Rogatnev would be sent to war instead of undergoing a preliminary investigation (ASTRA has a recording of the hearing). Only the victim was against it. “I’m against him going there, because in that way he’s getting away with punishment,” Kanunnikov told the court. He explained that he believed it was wrong “to have such a loophole to escape responsibility.” The prosecutor argued with him: “Is going to serve in the SVO, in your opinion, a loophole?”
The investigator explained to the victim that the decision had already been made and it didn’t depend on the court: “It’s just that a petition has been filed — the contract has already been signed — and I received a petition from the Ministry of Defense. I can’t refuse it. It’s a matter of state treason. I will grant it in any case, and the case will be suspended.”
Rogatnev died at the end of 2024. In the spring of 2026, a memorial plaque was installed on the building of the Mirovskaya School in the Paninsky District of Voronezh Oblast in honor of Rogatnev. For the schoolchildren, an event titled “They Fought for the Motherland” was held at the board — according to the school’s public page, younger students were told about a fellow countryman, they lit candles and observed a minute of silence in his memory.
Kanunnikov never got his money back.
