Russian woman's husband beat her but police were no help, so she wrote to Putin

But experts say getting a case that far is becoming increasingly difficult."You need to understand that police do not always investigate these types of offences, especially if they take place outside major cities," the Verstka employee says."If we're talking about small towns in the provinces, it's absolutely not a fact that men will be held accountable at all."And it is fuelling a sense of injustice Mariana knows well.Mariana had moved out of the apartment she shared with Ivan for several months in 2023, but after he promised to change his behaviour, she returned.Their relationship continued to deteriorate, however, and when Marianna discovered her husband had been having an affair, she confronted him."He pushed me on to our bed, then he picked up his phone and threw it right at my face," she says Despite more than a year of trying, so far only one of her complaints over the police's inaction has been upheld.Mariana says she is terrified to leave her house because Ivan still lives in the same town as her and describes her situation as a brutal indication of her country's attitudes towards domestic violence.Despite this, Marianna remains undeterred, saying she "cannot stand" the idea another woman might suffer because her ex-husband is still free."I will put him in jail one day, I will continue to make myself heard," she says