Faces of the vicious hooligans terrorising England footie fans in France
Marseille and Lille thugs could come from some of Russia's most vicious Ultra gangs
THESE are the faces of a gang of vicious Russian football hooligans who have terrorised Euro 2016.
The 150-strong mob of savage brutes have repeatedly attacked England fans before, during and after matches in France.
But astonishingly they have escaped justice and remain on the streets poised to unleash yet more mayhem and destruction.
Here The Sun Online reveals a gallery of shame which has tarnished the beautiful game and left many football fans fearing for their safety.
These men (pictured above), seen kicking a Three Lions fan senseless in France, are thought to be members of the Orel Butchers.
The brutal gang are connected to the Russian football team Lokomotiv Moscow.
The violent group was started in 1996 and has only become more violent and dangerous.
The gang even produce a magazine, called Testosterone.
Like the other Russian Ultras, the Orel Butchers are highly trained fighters who boast of their violent prowess.
They took advantage of lacklustre security and powderpuff policing in Marseille.
And now the gang of well-organised yobs who have spent years in army-style training camps ahead of the tournament are now reaping havoc more than 600 miles away in Lille.
The man in the grey t-shirt seen viciously beating an unsuspecting England fan is thought to be a supporter of Zenit St Petersburg.
The club has long been associated with hooliganism and violence.
Zenit fans are also highly racist and homophobic.
In 2012, they called for the banning of non-white and gay fans from playing for the team.
Supporters are used to fighting police regularly during football matches.
Astonishingly the rampaging thugs were backed by a Russian football official after they broke through lax security and charged at England fans at the final whistle on Saturday.
Parents with young kids were pictured cowering in fear while others were forced to leap fences.
Politician Igor Lebedev, who is on the executive committee of the Russian Football Union, for the vicious brawlers.
He said: “I do not see anything terrible in fighting fans . On the contrary, well done, our guys. Keep it up!”
The politician said that football match brawls were completely ordinary.
He said: “In nine out of 10 cases, football fans go to games to fight, and that’s normal. The lads defended the honour of their country and did not let English fans desecrate our motherland. We should forgive and understand our fans.”
It took place after three days of violence in the southern port city which left 35 fans injured - four seriously.
Three Lions supporter Andrew Bache remains in a coma with a brain injury after being attacked by rampaging Russian thugs.
But amazingly only a handful of the yobs have been sent back to Russia.
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