This story has a strong Ernst Röhm vibe…
#Russia army major Zaur Gurtsiev, head of air force operation during “liberation” of #Mariupol - read: approved bombing of hospitals and the Dramatic Theatre - was killed when he met with a man from a gay dating app. The man was former policeman, by the way.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/29/a-veteran-s-violent-end
Russia frequently highlights its opposition ot “LGBT ideology” and general gayness. Promotion of “non-traditional sexual relationships” is now officially a crime, and one frequently quoted reason for the war is to prevent homosexuality from spreading to #Ukraine from the West which is now 100% gay and decaying. Which doesn’t prevent Russian elites from keeping their children and wealth stashed in that decaying West, but let’s not be picky on formal logic. And then this West, all gay and soft, is planning a huge offensive on Russia, which Russia is defending from by attacking Ukraine. So yeah, that’s it.
Now, if you read the history of the Nazi Ernst Röhm, you will see plenty of parallels both between the man and the state: