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A Police Colonel Who Had Killed a Journalist Named "Fontanki" Was Released From Custody on Svo.

Summary by RTVI
In Petersburg, a retired police colonel, Michael Smirnov, who confessed to the murder of three people, including the journalist Maxim Maxim Maksimov, was released from custody and released to the SVB. This was reported by the Fontanca itself and by the channel 78. In an interview with Fontanke a year ago, he said that he looked forward to sending him to SVO and was prepared "to beat the enemy in war ruthlessly and without count".
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In Petersburg, a retired police colonel, Michael Smirnov, who confessed to the murder of three people, including the journalist Maxim Maxim Maksimov, was released from custody and released to the SVB. This was reported by the Fontanca itself and by the channel 78. In an interview with Fontanke a year ago, he said that he looked forward to sending him to SVO and was prepared "to beat the enemy in war ruthlessly and without count".

·Moscow, Russian Federation
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RTVI broke the news in Moscow, Russian Federation on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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