Dangerous paradise: The Russians’ refuge on the Costa Blanca

Russian deserter murdered in Spain – that was the headline a few weeks ago. But what happened back then in Villajoyosa? And why there?

On a spring morning on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, a two-meter-tall man drives into the dark garage of a residential complex. Down here, the beach, palm trees and sangria seem far away. The man waits in the twilight until the residents have disappeared. It’s Rubén, the gatekeeper of the residential complex. He says he doesn’t want to worry anyone. Then, when the coast is clear, Rubén tells us how he lived the day they killed the Russian. Right here, in his garage.

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