An American military man arrested in Russia was detained following a

An American military man arrested in Russia was detained following a complaint from his girlfriend about theft and beating. She posted it on Tiktok, where she affectionately called him “my pindos”

Details of the relationship between US Army soldier Gordon Black, arrested in Vladivostok, and his girlfriend Alexandra Vashchuk, whom Black came to visit from South Korea, have surfaced. Vashchuk complained about Black to the police - the American allegedly stole 200 thousand rubles from her and beat her, writes the SHOT channel. Black is charged with theft causing significant damage (clause “c” of Part 2 of Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), this article threatens imprisonment for up to five years.

Radio Liberty journalists found Vashchuk’s accounts on social networks, where the girl said that she had lived in South Korea for five years. There they met Sergeant Black. How exactly is unknown, but the American has appeared in Vashchuk’s videos since at least 2021. In some videos, she ironically calls Black her husband. In another video - “Pindos”.

Black's mother Melody Jones told American media that her son flew to Vladivostok specifically to meet with Vashchuk. The military man wanted to make peace with the girl after a quarrel. She was deported from South Korea, so Black had to go to Russia.

The Agency notes that Black is not the first person Vashchuk reported to the police. Journalists found information about Vashchuk’s statements in leaks: in 2009 and 2015, the girl complained to the police about her mother - about death threats and beatings. In 2016, Waschuk reported to the police that her neighbor crashed his car into another car in the yard of the house.

The circumstances of combat instructor Black's trip to the Russian Federation are currently being investigated by the US Army. He decided to go to Russia on his own, taking advantage of the redeployment from Korea to Texas and despite the ban on such trips.