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A flight from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to Moscow was forced to land prematurely in St. Petersburg, and another flight from Moscow to the far east city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk suffered a drop in cabin pressure and had to make an emergency landing.
One of the men was convicted thrice for murdering at least four people. Warning: This story contains graphic details which some readers may find disturbing
A 44-year-old man who was convicted for murder on three separate occasions posted pictures of himself in military uniform on social media to the horror of his victims’ relatives and neighbors.