Pair of drunken Russian fighters go on deadly rampage in occupied Ukraine ‘killing seven people’ with AK47 rifles after terrified villagers ‘refused to give them alcohol’, reports claim
Two of Vladimir Putin’s fighters in occupied Ukraine went on the rampage, killing “seven people” with army Kalashnikov rifles after terrified villagers allegedly denied them alcohol, reports say.
‘Drunk’ Russian soldiers Alexander Osipov, 34, and Alexander Kaigorodtsev, 37, have left a trail of dead in two villages in the Kherson region, it is claimed.
The troops drove around in a UAZ Patriot military pickup and demanded alcohol from villagers, shooting them if they refused, according to a report by Telegram channel VChK-OGPU.
βThey killed residents and burned their homes when they were denied alcohol,β the report said.
Kaigorodtsev is a convicted murderer recruited into Putin’s army.
Two of Vladimir Putin’s fighters in occupied Ukraine went on the rampage with army Kalashnikov rifles after terrified villagers denied them alcohol, reports say. Pictured: Alexander Osipov, 34, who reportedly confessed to killing four people, although it is believed the number of victims was seven
Alexander Kaigorodtsev, 37, a convicted murderer who was recruited into Putin’s army, is also said to have confessed to killing four people
A report from Telegram channel VChK-OGPU said the pair “killed residents and set fire to their homes when they were denied alcohol.” In the photo: one of the houses allegedly set on fire by Osipov and Kaygorodtsev
According to reports, the pair doused the bodies of their victims in village homes with fuel and threw grenades at them in an attempt to cover up their crime.
The pair β now detained β served in the 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Russian Ground Forces.
Despite the bloody massacre, no criminal cases have been opened in the villages under the control of Putin’s army, Astra independent media reported.
Among those killed in the massacre was 54-year-old collaborator Lyubov Tymchak, the Russian-appointed head of the occupied village of Abrikosivka, who had previously been a Ukrainian official before siding with the occupying forces.
According to one version, she was slaughtered after telling the men that there were no empty village houses to claim for themselves.
Alexei Glinin, 40, reportedly Tymchak’s partner and a Russian soldier, was also killed.
Their bodies were “deformed” and their skulls “split,” according to Telegram channel VChK-OGPU, which has ties to Russian law enforcement.
Another resident of Abrikosivka, Sergei Shuvaev, 32 years old, was shot dead, as well as a Russian soldier named Maxim, with their bodies set on fire.
In the neighboring village of Podo-Kalynivka, 65-year-old pensioner Valentina Starchenko was also killed, it is claimed.
According to reports, they doused the corpses of their victims with fuel in village houses and threw grenades at them to cover up their crime.
Among those killed in the massacre was 54-year-old collaborator Lyubov Tymchak, the Russian-appointed head of the occupied village of Abrikosivka, who had previously been a Ukrainian official before siding with the occupying forces.
According to one version, Lyubov was slaughtered after telling the men that there were no empty village houses to claim for themselves.
Two more bodies were later found β a man and a woman β with the corpses reportedly burned and disfigured.
Osipov, a married man, and Kaigorodtsev have reportedly confessed to four murders but are now suspected of seven murders in total.
Osipov, pictured in his wedding photo, served in the 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Russian Ground Forces
They were eventually arrested ‘on the verge of unconsciousness’ after their killing spree was fueled by illegal vodka.
At the locations where people were killed, police found shell casings, bullets and grenade rings, reports said.
Despite this, it is reported that no criminal case has been opened by the Russian occupation authorities.
When he was finally arrested, Osipov was said to be “on the verge of unconsciousness.”
One law enforcement source apparently claimed: Osipov (pictured) and Kaigorodtsev ‘did this because they were very drunk’
One law enforcement source claimed, “They did this because they were very drunk.”
Kaigorodtsev has previously been convicted of murder, robbery and large-scale drug trafficking.
One report said the case will be investigated by the 126th Military Investigative Division of the Russian Investigative Committee.