Russian authorities have arrested a Chechen man on charges of killing a former Russian army colonel convicted in 2003 of killing a young Chechen woman. A spokeswoman for a Moscow district court said Friday Magomed Suleimanov has been charged with murder in the death of Yuri Budanov. Budanov was shot to death in Moscow in […]
Suspect Arrested in Killing of Russian Officer
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Convicted Russian Colonel Buried With Honors
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of a former Russian army colonel convicted in 2003 of killing a young Chechen woman in a case that came to symbolize Russian army abuses during the conflict in Chechnya. Yuri Budanov was shot to death in Moscow on Friday by an unknown gunman in what appeared to […]
Russian Colonel Gunned Down in Moscow
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
A former Russian army colonel convicted in 2003 of killing an 18-year-old Chechen woman has been gunned down on the streets of Moscow. Officials say Yuri Budanov was shot in the head four times in what appeared to be a contract-style killing. He died at the scene Friday. The pistol and getaway car were found […]
Russian Colonel Killed in Moscow
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Russian police say a former army colonel convicted in 2003 of killing an 18-year-old Chechen woman has been killed. Officials say Yuri Budanov was shot dead Friday in Moscow. The Russian news agency Ria Novosti say Budanov, who received a 10-year sentence, was released early on parole in 2009. Budanov’s case came to symbolize army […]
