On June 4, local time, russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the Moscow City Police Department had arrested a suspect who had defrauded 96-year-old veteran Vasily Pronin of money by telephone. A spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said that during the search, communications equipment, bank cards and money were seized from criminals. The police do not rule out cases where other citizens have also been subjected to fraud.
On May 29, local time, 96-year-old World War II veteran Vasily Pronin reported to the Russian Interior Ministry that his money had been stolen. After investigation, he once took a phone call, the other party claimed to be a law enforcement officer, and deceived him into withdrawing 400,000 rubles from his personal bank account and handing it to a third party. The incident was investigated as a criminal case.
Vasily Pronin, who was involved in the Battle of Kursk, sat next to Russian President Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Red Square on May 9 this year, when Putin personally sorted out his coat. (Reporters Wang Bin and Zhu Jing)
(Edited by Dai Genhua)