Russian soldier Lunin, who threatened Putin with mutiny, had his home searched

Russian soldier Aleksandr Lunin's home in Voronezh was subjected to a night-time search after he released a video address to Putin that garnered ten million views on Instagram. His wife Tatyana announced the incident on TikTok but later deleted the post. Lunin's whereabouts remained unknown for a time, but he later indicated that he was alive and well.

Russian soldier Aleksandr Lunin's home in Voronezh, in the village of Lizinovka, was searched overnight by police on 27 June. This was announced by Lunin's wife Tatyana in a TikTok video, which she later deleted; the recording was subsequently shared by the Telegram channel "Mobilisation | News | What to do?"

Tatyana Lunina described how police officers searched through their entire home and confiscated everything they found: flash drives, computers, laptops, hard drives, and also nunchaks.

Man's whereabouts became unclear

According to Tatyana, her husband was not at home during the search; he had travelled to Moscow the previous day. The woman expressed concern that Aleksandr Lunin was not answering calls or messages, and suspected that he had either been detained or was simply on a route with no mobile signal.

Shortly after deleting the TikTok video, Tatyana Lunina wrote on VKontakte: "Friends! I understand your concerns, I am worried too. Sasha is alive and well, he asked me right now not to release any information, not to give interviews or respond to comments. We are simply waiting."

Address drew millions of views

Aleksandr Lunin's earlier video address to Russia's president Vladimir Putin garnered ten million views on Instagram. In the address, the soldier threatened mutiny, which drew widespread attention both within Russia and beyond.

The search took place against a tense backdrop; in Russia, soldiers or their relatives who publicly criticise the authorities have repeatedly faced problems with law enforcement.

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