CLOSING INDICTMENT

in relation to Colonel of military unit 13206 Budanov Yury Dmitriyevich, accused of committing crimes, provided for in paragraph “c” of Part 2 of Art. 105; Part 3 Art. 126; p.p. "a", "c" part 3 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,

and lieutenant colonel of military unit 13206 Fedorov Ivan Ivanovich, accused of committing crimes under paragraph.n. "a, b, c" part 3 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION established:

On August 31, 1998, Budanov Yury Dmitrievich was appointed commander of military unit 13206. On September 16, 1999, Fedorov was appointed to the post of chief of staff - deputy commander of military unit 13206. On September 19, 1999, Budanov and Fedorov went on a business trip to the Chechen Republic to participation in the counter-terrorist operation. On March 26, 2000, military unit 13206 was at the point of its temporary deployment on the outskirts of the village of Tangi, Urus-Martan district of Chechnya. During lunch in the officer's canteen of the regiment, Budanov and Fedorov drank alcohol on the occasion of the birthday of Budanov's daughter. At 19 o'clock Budanov and Fedorov, with a group of officers of the regiment and at the suggestion of Fedorov, arrived at the location of the reconnaissance company of the regiment, the commander of which was Senior Lieutenant Bagreev R.V. After checking the internal order in the tents of the unit, Fedorov suggested that Budanov check its combat readiness. Having received permission, Fedorov decided, without notifying Budanov about this, to give a command for the combat use of the company's standard weapons in the village of Tangi. At the same time, the decision to open fire by Fedorov was made regardless of the evolving situation, without any real need, since no fire was fired on the positions of the federal troops from the Tanga side. Implementing his plan, grossly violating the requirement of the directive of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation dated February 21, 2000 No. 312\2\0091, which prohibits the use of reconnaissance units without comprehensive training and verification of their readiness to perform combat missions, Fedorov gave the order to take up firing positions and open fire on the outskirts of Tanga.

Three combat vehicles took up combat positions. After occupying the firing lines, part of the company's crews did not follow Fedorov's order to open fire on the settlement. Being annoyed by the refusal of his subordinates, Fedorov began to demand from Bagreev that he should achieve the opening of fire by his subordinates. Not satisfied with Bagreev's actions, Fedorov jumped onto one of the BRM-1Ks and demanded that Ensign Larin's gunner open fire to kill. The personnel opened fire. As a result of the execution of Fedorov's order and the hit of a shell in house 4 on the street. Zarechnoy of the village of Tangi, owned by a resident of this village Dzhavatkhanov A.A., worth 150 thousand rubles, the house was destroyed.

Being near the communication center of the regiment, Budanov, having heard shots in the area where the reconnaissance company was located, ordered Fedorov to cease fire and called him to him. Upon arrival, Fedorov reported to Budanov that Bagreev had deliberately failed to comply with the order to open fire. By order of Budanov, Bagreev was summoned to him. After Bagreev's arrival, Budanov rudely began to complain to Bagreev about the fact that he did not promptly comply with Fedorov's order to open fire. Budanov began to insult him, and then struck Bagreev at least two punches in the face. At the same time, Budanov and Fedorov ordered the personnel of the commandant's platoon to tie up Bagreev and place him to serve his sentence in a hole dug in the location of the unit. At the same time, Budanov grabbed Bagreev by the uniform and threw him to the ground. Fedorov struck Bagreev with a kick, shod in a boot, in the face. Arrived personnel The commandant's platoon tied Bagreev, who was lying on the ground. Then Budanov, together with Fedorov, continued beating Bagreev, who was lying on the ground. At the same time, Fedorov inflicted at least 5-6 strong blows on the body, including the face, to Bagreev, who was lying on the ground, with his foot, shod in army half-boots; Budanov inflicted at least 3-4 blows to Bagreev's torso with his feet, shod in army semi-boots.

After the beating, Bagreev was placed in a pit, where he was in a sitting position with his hands and feet tied. 30 minutes after the beating of Bagreev, Fedorov returned to the pit, and jumping down there, struck Bagreev at least two punches in the face. The beating of Bagreev was stopped by officers of the regiment who ran up to the pit. A few minutes later, Budanov approached the pit. By his order, Bagreev was taken out of the pit. Seeing that Bagreev managed to untie himself, Budanov again ordered the personnel of the commandant's platoon to tie Bagreev. When this command was executed, Budanov, together with Fedorov, began to beat Bagreev again. Having finished the beating, on the orders of Fedorov and Budanov, Bagreev was again placed in the pit with his hands and feet tied. When Bagreev was already in the pit, Fedorov jumped into the pit and bit Bagreev on the right eyebrow. Bagreev sat in this pit until 8 am on 27.03. 2000, from where he was released on the orders of Budanov.

At 24 o'clock on March 26, Budanov, not having instructions from the leadership of the higher headquarters in charge of the counter-terrorist operation, decided to personally go to Tangi. To check the information he had about his possible presence in the house 7 on the street. Zarechnaya persons participating in illegal armed groups (illegal armed formations). To leave for Tangi, Budanov ordered his subordinates to prepare the BMP-1KSh 391 for the departure. When leaving, Budanov and the crew members armed themselves with regular weapons with AK-74 assault rifles. At the same time, Budanov notified the BMP crew, consisting of sergeants Grigoriev, Yegorov, Lee-en-show, that they were going to detain a female sniper. For this reason, the crew members in the future unquestioningly carried out his orders and commands.

At one o'clock in the morning on March 27, Budanov arrived in Tangi. By order of Budanov, the BMP was stopped near the house 7 on the street. Zarechnaya, where the Kungaev family lived. Budanov, together with Grigoriev and Lee-en-show, went into the house. There was Kungaeva Elza Visaevna, born on March 22, 1982, together with four minor brothers and sisters. Their parents were not in the house. Budanov asked where the parents were. Having received no answer, Budanov, continuing to exceed his official powers, in violation of Art. 13 of the Federal Law "On the fight against terrorism", ordered Lee-en-show and Grigoriev to capture Elsa Kungaeva. Grigoriev and Li-en-shou, believing that they were acting lawfully, seized Kungaeva and, wrapping her in a blanket taken from the house, took her out of the house and placed her in the landing compartment of the BMP 391. After the abduction, Budanov took Kungaeva to the location in / h 13206. By order of Budanov, Grigoriev, Egorov, Li-en-show brought to KUNG (unified cargo body) - the room where Budanov lived, wrapped in a blanket Kungaeva, putting her on the floor. After that, Budanov ordered them to stay near KUNG and not let anyone in.

Left alone with Kungayeva, Budanov began to demand from her information about the possible whereabouts of her parents, as well as information about the militants' routes to Tangi. Having received a refusal, Budanov, not having the right to interrogate Kungaeva, continued to demand from her the information of interest to him. Since Kungayeva refused all Budanov's demands to provide information about the militants, Budanov began to beat Kungayeva, inflicting multiple punches and kicks on her face and various parts of her body. Kungaeva tried to resist, pushed him away, tried to run out of KUNG.

Budanov, being sure that Kungayeva participated in an illegal armed formation and was involved in the death of his subordinates in January 2000, decided to kill her. To this end, Budanov, grabbing Kungaeva by the clothes, threw her on the trestle bed and, grabbing her by the neck with his hand, began to squeeze her neck with force. Realizing that squeezing In a similar way Kungaeva’s neck, he would deprive her of her life, wishing her death would come, Budanov continued to forcefully squeeze Kungaeva’s neck with his hands until he was convinced that she was not showing signs of life. Only then did he stop squeezing the victim's neck. These deliberate actions of Budanov resulted in a fracture of the right large horn of the hyoid bone in Kungaeva, the development of asphyxia in her and her subsequent death. Realizing that he had committed the deliberate murder of Kungaeva, Budanov summoned Grigoriev, Yegorov and Li-en-show to KUNG and ordered her body to be taken out and secretly buried outside the unit. This instruction of Budanov was carried out by the crew of the BMP 391. The body of Kungayeva was secretly removed by them and buried in one of the forest plantations, about which Grigoriev reported to Budanov on the morning of March 27, 2000.

Defendants Budanov and Fedorov, being interrogated in connection with the present criminal case, partially admitting their guilt in the acts incriminated to them, changed the testimony given by them at the initial stage of the investigation.

THE ACCUSED BUDANOV YURI DMITRIEVICH

Interrogated as a witness on March 27, 2000, Budanov explained that on March 25 he left for Tangi. He found mines in one of the houses and detained two Chechens. Giving explanations about the circumstances of the conflict with senior lieutenant Bagreev, Budanov noted that no one had beaten Bagreev. When checking the combat readiness of the reconnaissance company, which he conducted together with Fedorov at about 19:00 on March 26, 2000, the company acted incorrectly on the command "to battle." A conflict arose, Bagreev insulted Fedorov in obscene form. Then he ordered the arrest of Bagreev. Budanov denied the fact that Fedorov had given the command to shell Tanga and the fact of opening fire. At the end of the interrogation, Budanov filed a petition that he wanted to write a confession about the deprivation of life of a relative of citizens who took part in gangs on the territory of the Chechen Republic.

Volume 3, l. d. 104-113

Further, on March 27, 2000, in his own hand, Budanov, in a confession, addressed to the military prosecutor of the North Caucasus Military District, stated the following. On March 26, 2000, he left for the eastern outskirts of Tanga in order to destroy or capture a sniper. Arriving in Tangi at 0 hours 20 minutes went to the house on the outskirts. There were two girls and two guys. When asked where her parents were, the eldest daughter replied that she did not know. Then he ordered his subordinates to wrap this girl in a blanket and take her to the car. When they arrived at the unit, the girl was brought into his KUNG. Left alone, he asked the girl where her mother was. He, Budanov, according to operational information, knew that her mother was a sniper for militants. The girl replied that she did not know Russian well and did not know where her parents were. To this he replied that she should know where her mother was and how many Russians she had killed. The girl began to scream, bite, break out. He had to use force. A struggle ensued, as a result of which he tore the girl's jacket and bra. The girl continued to escape, then he had to throw her on the trestle bed and begin to choke. He choked her by the throat with his right hand. He did not take off the lower part of his clothes. After about 10 minutes, she calmed down, he checked the pulse on the neck. She turned out to be dead. Budanov called the crew, ordered to wrap the body in a blanket, take it to a forest plantation, in the area of ​​​​the tank battalion, and bury it.

Volume 3, l. d. 114-115

Interrogated on March 28, 2000 as a suspect, Budanov testified that on March 3, 2000, he learned from operational sources that a sniper lives in Tangi. She is fighting on the side of the militants and he was shown her photograph. All this he learned from one of the inhabitants of Tanga, who had personal scores with the militants. The same resident showed him around March 13-14, 2000, the last house on the eastern outskirts of the village, where the sniper lived. On March 24, 2000, he drove past this house, but did not enter the house. On March 26, he drove up to this house. According to the information he had, the sniper was supposed to be at home on the night of March 26-27. He entered the house. No one slept in the house, everyone was dressed. Budanov asked where the owner of the house was, the older girl replied that she did not know. Then he ordered his subordinates to take her with them. Having taken the girl, they returned to the location of the regiment and he and this girl were left alone in their KUNG. The girl began to scream, insulted him foul language and tried to escape from KUNG. He grabbed her and pushed her onto the bed. At the same time, he tore her jacket. Having dragged her to the far corner of the KUNG, he threw her on a trestle bed and began to choke her with his right hand by the Adam's apple. She resisted, and as a result of this struggle, he tore her outer clothing. She calmed down after 10 minutes. After she calmed down, he checked her pulse, there was no pulse. I called the crew to KUNG, the crew commander and the telegraph operator came in. At that moment, the girl was lying in the KUNG in the far corner, undressed, only her shorts were left on her. To those who entered, he set the task of wrapping her in the veil in which she was brought in, taking her out

3rd Battalion and bury. He, Budanov, was pissed off that she did not say where her mother was and, according to his information, her mother from a sniper rifle on January 15-20, 2000 in Argun Gorge killed 12 soldiers and officers.

Volume 3, l. d. 119-124

Being interrogated on March 30, 2000 as an accused, Budanov pleaded guilty in part and testified as follows. On March 23, 2000, he detained two Chechens. In the house where they were, 60 pieces of 80-mm were seized. min. One of the Chechens, Shamil, agreed to show Budanov the houses where the militants lived if they let him go. Putting a soldier's hat on Shamil's head, he put him in the BMP and drove through the village with him. It was Shamil who showed the house on the eastern outskirts of Tanga, where the sniper lives. In addition, they were shown 5 or 6 houses where the militants live. From Shamil, he, Budanov, learned that at night the sniper often comes home. That the sniper has a daughter who constantly informs her about the Russian servicemen. Budanov partially changed his testimony about Kungaeva's behavior, saying that she said that they would get to him, that he and his subordinates would not get out of Chechnya alive, began to use foul language against his mother, after which she ran to the exit. Her last words completely brought Budanov out of himself. He managed to grab her by the jacket and threw her on the trestle bed. Next to the trestle bed was a table on which lay his pistol. She tried to take this gun with her hand. Having knocked her down on the trestle bed with his right hand, he held Kungaeva by the throat, with his left - by her hand so that she could not pick up the gun. She began to struggle, as a result of which all her outer clothing was torn. He did not remove his hand from his throat, after 10 minutes she calmed down.

Volume 3, l. d. 127-136; volume 4, l. d. 1-18, l. d. 19-38; 55-68

During the additional interrogation on September 26, 2000, the accused Budanov specified the testimony about how he knew that the Kungaevs had participated in illegal armed formations. Such information came to him from one of the Chechens, whom he met in January-February 2000 after the fighting in the Argun Gorge. This Chechen handed him a photograph in which Kungayeva was photographed with an SVD rifle.

Volume 4, l. d. 69-89

Being interrogated on January 4, 2001, Budanov testified that he did not admit his guilt in the abduction of Kungayeva. He believes that he acted on the basis of the information that he had. When he saw Kungaeva Elsa, he identified her from the photograph that he had. When he gave the command to Grigoriev and Lee-en-show to detain Kungaeva, he detained her in order to hand her over to law enforcement agencies. He did not do this, hoping to independently find out from the detainee where the militants were and take measures to detain them. He understood that if the militants found out about the detention of Kungayeva, they would take all measures to release her. It was for this reason that he decided to go immediately to the regiment. In addition, all long-distance travel is prohibited at night. He moved in the area of ​​​​responsibility of the regiment, where he was allowed to move. He does not admit his guilt in premeditated murder, since he did not want her death, he was in a highly excited state and, as it turned out, that he strangled, it is difficult to explain.

Volume 4, l. d. 117-124

THE ACCUSED FEDOROV IVAN IVANOVICH

Interrogated on April 3, 2000 as a witness, Fedorov testified that on March 26, 2000, he, Arzumanyan and Budanov went to check the internal order in the reconnaissance company. Having completed the check, he brought the introductory message to Bagreev - "attack on the command post, take the firing line" and indicated the place where the firing line would be. After that, he called Bagreev to his place and asked why the combat vehicles did not stand on the firing line. What Bagreev answered, he does not remember. In response to these explanations, he most likely answered Bagreev with foul language. Then he began to grab Bagreev by the clothes. Budanov, Arzumanyan went to the command post of the regiment. He does not remember who gave the order to tie Bagreev's hands and feet, but the servicemen of the commandant's platoon tied Bagreev's hands. Then he approached Bagreev and struck him several blows. How he beat him, he does not remember. Then Bagreev, on his, Fedorov's, team was put in a pit. Jumping into the pit, he wanted to tell Bagreev everything he thought about him. Arzumanyan pulled him out of the pit, Fedorov. The fact that Budanov traveled to Tangi at night became known to him after arriving at the part of the commission from the headquarters of the West group. Around March 20, 2000, he saw at Budanov's a photocopy of a photograph of a woman who, according to Budanov's explanations, was a sniper. According to Budanov, this woman lived in Tangi and he must find her. This woman looks to be in her 30s. Somewhere on March 25, 2000, Budanov went to Tangi and the Chechen showed the houses where the militants live.

Volume 9, files 117-121

By examining Fedorov's working notebook, it was established that on the back of sheet 8 there is an entry - Sambiev Shamil, then it is written - Zaretskaya street, house 7, Khungaev Idolbek. The sheet is attached to the case as evidence.

Volume 9, l. d. 138-142

Being interrogated on the basis of an entry in his work notebook, Fedorov testified that on page 8 it was written that it was Sambiev Shamil who indicated the addresses in Tangi, where the militants live. Two addresses were recorded, since the Chechen did not know the rest of the addresses and indicated the houses visually. In total, they were shown 10 houses.

Volume 9, l. d. 135-137

Being interrogated on 24.11.2000 Fedorov testified that on 26.03. In 2000, he, Fedorov, gave Bagreev the command “to fight, the enemy from Tanga”, after which he began to observe the actions of the scouts. Bagreev duplicated this command. Then he, Fedorov, saw that Bagreev's actions were illiterate. First, he made a remark to Bagreev and tried to explain what mistakes he had made. Fedorov flared up. Then he obtained from Bagreev the correct implementation of the actions of the personnel according to the combat crew. After that, seeing that the test showed the weak orientation of the company commander in the situation, he decided to check to the end how the company could carry out the task of fire destruction. To do this, he gave the command to Bagreev - the expenditure of one shell per vehicle - for a separate building on the outskirts of Tanga "Fire". His decision to open fire on this house was also influenced by the fact that the unit was repeatedly monitored from this house. Regarding the conflict with Bagreev, Fedorov admitted that he was offended that he was so mistaken in a person and these thoughts, as it were, pushed him to further actions.

Volume 9, l. d.183-187

Being questioned on 26.12. 2000, Fedorov said that he did not agree that the house was valued at such an amount - 150 thousand rubles. This house, before the opening of fire on it on March 26, was significantly destroyed due to the fact that in December 1999 on the outskirts of Tanga there were massive fighting between federal troops and gangs. Before the opening of fire, he was reliably aware that there were cases of shelling of the positions of the unit from the area of ​​this house.

Volume 9, l. d. 157-169

Meanwhile, the guilt of Budanov and Fedorov in the acts incriminated to them, in addition to their partial recognition of their guilt, is confirmed by the totality of evidence collected in the case.

VICTIMS KUNGAEV VISA UMAROVICH,

04/19/1954 married, Chechen, agronomist from Urus-Martanovsky, father of Kungaeva Elza Visaevna, testified as follows. Elsa in the family was the eldest among the children. In addition to her, there are four more in the family. Elsa by nature was very modest, calm, hardworking, decent, honest. All housework was assigned to her, as his wife is sick and she cannot work. For the same reason, care for the younger ones was on Elsa. All free time she spent at home, did not visit guests, did not communicate with the boys. Elsa was shy of males. I did not enter into intimate relations with them. My daughter was not a sniper, she was not a member of any gangs - this is simply absurd. 26.03. In 2000, together with his wife and children, he went to the polls and began to do household chores. The wife began to gather to her brother Alexei in Urus-Martan and left at about 3 pm. He was alone with the children. They went to bed at about 21:00. there was no light. He was relaxing on the sofa in the summer kitchen. At about 0.30 on March 27, he woke up from the rumble of a combat vehicle. She stopped in front of their house. He looked out the window and saw that some people were heading towards their house. He called his eldest daughter Elsa and asked them to quickly raise all the children, dress them and take them out of the house, telling her that the house was surrounded by the military. He, Kungaev, ran out into the street and ran to his brother, who lived at a distance of 20 meters. At this time, the brother was already running towards him and began to run into the house through the central gate. Further, from the words of his brother, he knows that when he entered the house, he saw Colonel Budanov - he recognized him, because. earlier, his photograph was published in the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper. Budanov asked: "Who are you?" Adlan replied that the brother of the owner of the house. Budanov rudely answered his brother: "Get out of here." Adlan ran out of the house and started screaming. From the words of the children, it became known to him, Kungaev, that Budanov then ordered the soldiers to take Elsa. She screamed, and wrapped in a blanket, they carried her out into the street. In connection with this incident, relatives immediately ran and began to raise everyone to their feet in order to find their daughter. He turned to the head of the administration, to the military commandant of the village and the Urus-Martan district. In the morning at 6.00 we arrived in Urus-Martan by car to take steps to find my daughter. By the evening of March 27, 2000, they learned that Elsa had been killed. According to him, Kungaev, Budanov kidnapped Elsa and then raped her because she was a beautiful girl.

Volume 2, l. d. 19-30, 71-74

Witness Magamaev A.S. testified that he was a neighbor of the Kungaevs. The family lived in poverty. They worked mainly in the field. Elsa knew from birth. She grew up shy, did not communicate with male peers. He can say with confidence that Elsa never participated in gangs.

Volume 2, l. d. 78-80

Investigative way, any involvement of Kungaeva E.The. to illegal armed formations or her participation in an illegal armed formation could not be established.

Volume 10, l. d. 26-30, 39-41

Ivan Aleksandrovich Makarshanov, a former serviceman of military unit 13206, interrogated as a witness, testified as follows. On the evening of 26.03. 2000 the commandant's platoon was alerted. Then, at the command of the regiment commander, the personnel of the commandant's platoon tied up the commander of the reconnaissance company. Bagreev, commander of the reconnaissance company, was lying on the ground. Budanov and Fedorov inflicted at least three kicks on Bagreev's body each, everything happened very quickly. After that, Bagreev was placed in a pit - the so-called "zindan". After a while, when it was already dark, he heard screams and groans and left the tent. I saw that in the pit where Bagreev was placed (the tent was at a distance of 15-20 meters from the zindan) there were Budanov and Fedorov. Fedorov struck Bagreev in the face. Budanov was nearby. Someone shone a flashlight into the hole, so he could see everything clearly. Then someone pulled Fedorov out of the pit. Until 2 am on March 27, he, Makarshanov, was in Fedorov's tent, heating the stove. At about 1 a.m., I heard an infantry fighting vehicle drive up to KUNG Budanov, and he watched what was happening from behind the curtain of the tent. He saw 4 people go to KUNG Budanov (one of them was Budanov). One carried on his shoulder something like a bundle, the size of which fits the size of a person's body. He, Makarshanov, saw that long hair hung from one of the ends of the bundle, which women or girls usually have. The one who carried the bundle opened the doors, brought the bundle into the KUNG and laid it on the floor. In KUNG at that moment the light was on. Budanov went to KUNG. The distance from the place where he was (in the tent) to KUNG Budanov was 8-10 meters, no more. All the time, after Budanov's arrival, three people from the crew of his BMP stood near the KUNG.

Volume 10, l. d. 104-108; volume 5, l. d. 99-102

Interrogated as a witness Mishurov E.T. - a former soldier of military unit 13206, testified that he took up duty in the tent of the beginning. headquarters at 2 am. I saw that two crew members of Budanov's infantry fighting vehicle were standing near Budanov's KUNG. At about 3.30 the BMP drove away from the KUNG. At about 5.50 the BMP returned to the unit and stood not far from the KUNG.

Volume 10, l. d. 130-138

Witness Viktor Alekseevich Koltsov testified that he had been military service in military unit 13206 under a contract from 1.02.2000. At night 26.03. 2000 stood guard on guard guarding the pit, where the company commander was. He took over the post at about 23:00. At night, Budanov left the camp in an infantry fighting vehicle. About 30 minutes later, the BMP returned to the unit, about 100 meters from the BMP parking lot, Budanov shouted to the driver: “Turn off the lights.” The BMP drove up to KUNG with the headlights off. Then I heard the rear door slam on the BMP, then the KUNG door opened. When he was replaced from his post and went into his tent, he saw the stoker of the beginning. Makarshanov's headquarters. He said that "the commander again brought a woman."

Volume 5, l. d. 12-13

Witness Sayfullin Alexander Mikhailovich testified that he had served in military unit 13206 since August 1999. From the end of January 2000, he acted as a stoker in KUNG near Budanov. Approximately around 5-5.15 on March 27, he went to the commander's KUNG to keep the fire in the furnace. Budanov was lying on the right sunbed, and not, as usual, on the far one. The carpet on the floor was shifted and bulging. The clock that hung over Budanov's bed stood near the right bed, on the floor, closer to the exit. The curtain covering the sleeping compartment was slightly drawn back, and he saw that Budanov's bed was not made. Budanov was sleeping. At about 7 am he came to KUNG, poured a bucket for the commander to wash, Budanov said to come at 7.15. The commander said to put things in order in KUNG and, pointing his head at the bed, ordered to change the blanket and all the linen there. He, Saifullin, started cleaning and noticed that the blanket on the bed was wet. The spot was located about 20 cm from the foot, on the edge adjacent to the wall. Lifting the blanket, he found a yellow stain 15 by 15 cm on the sheet. He changed his linen. Then Budanov gave him an hour of time and ordered him to do a major cleaning in KUNG. When he took the linen from the far trestle bed from KUNG Budanov, the left corner of the sheet was wet.

Volume 5, l. d. 21-26; 131-134

During the examination on March 27, 2000 of KUNG, where Budanov lived, it was found that there was a mattress on the bed farthest from the entrance. The mattress is wet closer to the middle, there is a smell of urine.

Volume 5, l. d. 27-39

During the investigation, bed linen and a blanket were seized from the bed from KUNG Budanov. Linen attached to the case as material evidence. Examination of the sheets revealed yellow stains on them.

Volume 5, l. d. 48-50; 51-53

According to the conclusion of the forensic biological examination, on the sheets...

Volume 7, l. d. 35-39

Witness Gerasimov Valery Vasilyevich testified that from March 5 to April 20, 2000 he served as commander of the Zapad grouping. On the morning of March 27, he learned from the commandant of Urus-Martan that a girl had been kidnapped from Tanga at night, suspicions fell on the soldiers. He contacted the commanders of three regiments, including the 160th tank regiment, Budanov, and ordered the girl to be returned within 30 minutes. He himself, together with General Verbitsky Alexander Ivanovich, went first to the 245th regiment, then to the 160th. In the 160th, Budanov personally met him, saying that everything was in order in the regiment, nothing could be found out about the girl. Together with Verbitsky, he went to Tangi, where at that moment the population had gathered. From the explanation of the girl's father, it followed that a colonel came to the village at night with soldiers in an infantry fighting vehicle, wrapped the girl in a blanket and took her away. They know this colonel - this is the commander of a tank regiment. He and Verbitsky did not believe this at first. They returned to the regiment from the village, Budanov was absent. He ordered that measures be taken to detain Budanov. Budanov was detained. After the arrest, Budanov was taken to Khankala. In the evening of the same day, the BMP driver (the one who went to the village) admitted that on the night of March 27 they brought the girl, dragged her to KUNG to Budanov. Two hours later, Budanov called them, the girl was already dead. Budanov ordered the body to be taken away and buried. On the morning of March 28, they dug up the corpse, took it to the medical battalion, made an examination, washed it and took the body to the parents.

Volume 7, l. d. 135-142

Interrogated witness Grigoriev Igor Vladimirovich testified that on 27.03. 2000, upon arrival at the unit, Budanov ordered them to bring the girl, wrapped in a blanket, into his KUNG, while they themselves remain near the KUNG and guard it so that no one enters. Budanov himself stayed in KUNG with the girl. About 10 minutes later, as they left KUNG, women's cries were heard from there, Budanov's voice was also heard, then music was heard from KUNG. For some time women's cries were heard from KUNG. In KUNG, Budanov was with the girl for about 1.5-2 hours. Somewhere after 2 hours, Budanov called all three to KUNG, where a naked woman, whom they brought, was lying on the bed, her face was bluish in color. A blanket was laid on the floor, in which they wrapped the girl, taking her out of the house. Her clothes lay in a heap on the same coverlet. Budanov ordered them to take the woman out and bury her so that no one would know. Which they did. Having wrapped the body in a blanket, they took the girl out on the BMP No. 391 and buried the body, which they reported to Budanov on the morning of March 27.

Volume 3, l. d. 151-160; 161-170

Interrogated on 10/17/2000, Grigoriev explained that 10-20 minutes after they left KUNG, Budanov began to shout what exactly he did not hear. There were also a few screams from the girl, screams characteristic of fright. When, at the call of Budanov, they entered the KUNG, they saw a naked girl lying on a trestle bed with no signs of life. She didn't have any clothes on. She lay on her back, face up. There was a blanket on the floor, on the blanket were the girl's clothes - shorts, a jacket, something else. The girl had bruises on her neck, as if she had been choked by the throat. Budanov, pointing at her, with a strange expression on his face, said: “This is a bitch for you for Razamakhnin and for the guys who died at the height.”

Volume 5, l. d. 64-80

Examination of the corpse of Kungayeva revealed the following injuries: abrasions and hemorrhages located on the anterior surface of the neck in its upper third, hemorrhages in the soft tissues of the neck, cyanosis, puffiness of the face, petechial hemorrhages in the skin of the face, conjunctiva of the eyes, mucous membrane of the oral cavity, under the pleura and epicardium ; bruises in the right infraorbital region, on the inner surface of the right thigh, a wound on the transitional fold of the conjunctiva of the right eye, hemorrhages in the mucous membrane of the vestibule of the mouth and gums, the upper jaw on the left. Corpse without clothes. Clothing was found next to the corpse: a woolen, knitted jacket. The jacket has rips on the back. Cotton skirt, one side seam is torn; a yellow-white T-shirt on the back is torn (cut) along the entire length, a beige bra, a shoulder strap is cut (torn) at the back, cotton panties are beige.

Volume 5, l. d. 80-88, 89-93

The conclusion of the forensic medical examination of the corpse of Kungaeva E.V. 22 dated 30.04. 2000 found: intravital injuries found on the neck of the corpse. These bodily injuries resulted from compression of the neck by a hard object(s) with a limited surface. These damages could have occurred on time and under the circumstances specified in the descriptive part of this resolution. The cause of Kungayeva's death was compression of the neck with a blunt hard object, which led to the development of asphyxia. The bruises found on the corpse of Kungaeva (on the face, left thigh), hemorrhages in the mucous membrane of the vestibule of the mouth, the wound of the right eye were formed from the impact of a blunt solid object (s) with a limited surface. The type of damaging action was a blow. These injuries were formed in vivo and could be formed on time and under the circumstances specified in the descriptive part of this decision.

Volume 6, l. d. 44-46

Interrogated as a witness, the investigator of the VP of military unit 20102 Captain of Justice Alexei Viktorovich Simukhin testified that on March 27, 2000 he was instructed to bring Budanov to the take-off site of military unit 13206 to transport the latter to Khankala. On the way, Budanov was very excited, he was interested in how he should be, what to say, what to do. On the morning of March 28, 2000, he, Simukhin, as part of an investigative group, left to conduct investigative actions with the participation of the witness Egorov to discover the corpse of Kungayeva. Egorov independently indicated the place where Kungaeva was buried. I want to note that the burial place was very carefully disguised, hidden by turf, and if Yegorov had not indicated where the victim was buried, it would have been impossible to visually detect this place at that time. The corpse in the grave was in a semi-sitting position, as if "an embryo in the womb of a woman", the corpse was completely naked.

INJURED BAGREEV ROMAN VITALIEVICH,

02/12/1975, born in Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukrainian SSR, deputy. early headquarters of the tank battalion of military unit 13206, art. lieutenant showed the following. Since 10/1/1999, as part of the 160th regiment, he took part in the counter-terrorist operation. He did not have any personal accounts with Budanov and Fedorov. On March 20, 2000, the reconnaissance company arrived from Komsomolskoye to Tangi. In the regiment, a competition was announced among the units, which company has better order and living conditions. The first place was taken by the anti-aircraft division. Fedorov did not agree with the results and assured everyone that the reconnaissance company was still the best. To convince Budanov of this, on March 26, Fedorov insisted that a check be made on the location of the company. After 18 hours, Budanov, Fedorov, Silvanets, Arzumanyan arrived at the location. Budanov was drunk, but completely controlled himself. Fedorov was very much drunk, spoke indistinctly, staggered. Fedorov began to persuade Budanov to check the combat readiness of the company. Three times or even more Budanov refused Fedorov, but he continued to insist. Budanov gave in to Fedorov's demands and gave him the command "In the gun, to battle." He, Bagreev, immediately ran towards the trenches of the company. Fedorov followed him. The cars went to the firing line. Budanov was at the communication center. He knew that in every car on the ramming line there was always a shot with a fragmentation grenade on the tray. At that moment, there were no grounds for opening fire on the village, except for Fedorov's order. After the BRM took up positions, he ordered the crews to defuse the fragmentation round and charge the shaped charge and fire one shot over the houses. When fired upwards with such a projectile, it, without encountering an obstacle, self-destructs. There is no self-liquidator fragmentation charge. While the crews were replacing shells, there was a hitch. Machine 380 fired a shot upwards, over the houses of the village. Fedorov saw this, personally jumped onto the second vehicle of the BRM, gave the command to the gunner to shoot at Tangi ... Being dissatisfied with his actions, Bagreev, Fedorov began to grab his clothes and insult him obscenely. Bagreev called Budanov. Arriving at the communication center, both Budanov and Fedorov were there. They beat him up.

Volume 3, l. d. 145-150; volume 9, l. d. 19-20

The inspection found that in the south-west of the headquarters of military unit 13206, at a distance of 25 m from the command post of the regiment, at the time of 03/27/2000 there was a pit, on top of which 3 edged boards were laid. The pit is a depression in the ground: length 2.4 m, width 1.6 m, depth 1.3 m. The walls of the pit are lined with bricks, the bottom of the pit is earth.

Volume 5, l. d. 138-140, 141-158

Witness Pakhomov Dmitry Igorevich, a private, testified that on March 26, 2000, at about 20:00, Fedorov shouted at Bagreev: “I will teach you, puppy, to follow my orders.” Choice curses and insults were poured into Bagreev's address. It was very strange to watch everything that was happening. Fedorov's command was received to tie Bagreev and put him in a pit. Earlier in the regiment, there were cases when a platoon tied up drunk contract soldiers, and then they were put in a pit, but for this to happen to the commander of a reconnaissance company, it was inexplicable. About an hour later, the platoon was again summoned by Budanov on alert. When they arrived, Bagreev was already on the ground. Budanov and Fedorov again began to beat Bagreev. After that, at the command of Budanov, Bagreev was again tied up and placed in a pit. Then Fedorov jumped down to Bagreev and began to beat Bagreev in the pit. Bagreev at this time shouted and groaned in the pit. The Silivan jumped into the pit and pulled Fedorov out. At about 2 o'clock, he, Pakhomov, while in the tent, heard a burst of machine-gun fire. As he learned, it was Suslov who shot to reason with Fedorov, who was trying to get through to Bagreev.

Volume 7, l. d. 197-200

The criminal case on charges of Igor Vladimirovich Grigoriev, Artem Ivanovich Lee-en-show, Alexander Vladimirovich Yegorov of concealing the murder of Kungaeva committed by Budanov, which was not promised in advance, of committing a crime under Article 316 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation was terminated due to an amnesty.

Volume 1

According to the conclusion of the stationary complex forensic psychological and psychiatric examination in its own way mental state Budanov during the period of the act incriminated to him in relation to Bagreev was not in any temporary, painful disorder of mental activity, in a state of pathological or physiological affect. At the time of the murder of Kungaeva, Budanov was in a short-term, transient, situationally determined psycho-emotional state of cumulative affect, could not fully realize the actual nature and significance of his actions and carry out their arbitrary volitional regulation and control.

BASED ON THE FOREGOING THE ACCUSED:

BUDANOV Yuri Dmitrievich, FEDOROV Ivan Ivanovich.

P.S.

Just one stroke - from what was not included in the indictment. Remember the episode when Budanov and Fedorov came to check order in the reconnaissance company? Even before the “combat readiness check”? So, entering one of the officers' tents, Budanov noticed a mess. He took out a grenade and threw it into the burning stove - "potbelly stove". The lieutenants jumped out and survived. The episode was removed from the charge only because no one died ...

Budanov Yuri Dmitrievich is a Russian soldier. He took part in many military operations. During the Second Chechen campaign, he led a tank regiment, had the rank of colonel. His life was short lived. At first he was convicted of committing a brutal crime, and after his release he was shot on one of the streets of Moscow.

Yuri Budanov: biography

Place and date of birth of Yury Budanov: Ukrainian Republic, Donetsk region, Khartsyzsk city, November 24, 1963. He grew up as an active child, was fond of martial arts, mastered the sambo technique. Born into a military family, Yuri followed in his father's footsteps. He dreamed of a military career.

In 1981, he was called up for military service. After the end of his service, Budanov decided to continue his studies in military affairs, not imagining himself in another profession. He made a decision for himself that he was not created for a peaceful life. The young man entered the Kharkov Guards Higher Tank Command School, which he graduated in 1987. After receiving his education, he served in Buryatia, Hungary and Belarus. Yuri returned to the Russian Federation after the collapse Soviet Union not wanting to stay in a foreign country.

The biography of Yuri Budanov is quite interesting, because he devoted almost his entire life to military service. Returning to Russia, this man continued military career in Transbaikalia. He had an ideal reputation, had no complaints. Here he stayed for ten years. During this time, Yuri Dmitrievich graduated military academy and received the rank of lieutenant colonel. Later Yury Budanov served in Chechnya.

Military service in the Chechen Republic

There were numerous disputes about whether Yuri participated in the First Chechen campaign. The fact is that the documents with which you can confirm given fact, are gone. According to some reports, it became known that the serviceman destroyed them on his own. And he really had a reason for it. Knowing about the shell shock, the medical commission would simply not allow him to take part in the Second Chechen War. Journalists carefully studied the biography of Yuri Budanov and found out that he took an active part in the First Chechen War and was even seriously wounded. Second Chechen campaign also did not bypass the military. He was shell-shocked three times due to wounds.

Budanov's feat

Many people who knew Yuri Budanov consider him a real hero. To some extent, this is true. At the end of 1999, a reconnaissance group led by Shtykov fell into a trap. The militants were able to deceive the Russian military, sending them on the wrong path. As a result, help came to a completely different place. The tank battalion, located in the regiment of Yuri Dmitrievich, was able to help the reconnaissance group. At the same time, about fifty people died, was lost military equipment. Other troops were unable to quickly orient themselves and come to the rescue due to bad weather conditions.

The serviceman made an independent decision to save the reconnaissance group, he did not receive orders from above. For this, the colonel was reprimanded, but still a little later he was awarded the medal "For Courage".

End of career

On March 26, 2000, the irreparable happened. This date became fatal in the life of the hero of our article. To find out why Yuri Budanov was convicted, you need to consider the events that preceded this. It was on this day that the colonel's daughter was born. He decided to celebrate significant event with your co-workers. Alcoholic drinks have taken their toll.

Drunken soldiers came up with the idea to shell the village where civilians lived. But not all participants in the drinking bout agreed with this decision. And then Colonel Budanov decided to get even with the girl who was suspected of being a sniper. This girl's name was Elza Kungaeva. She was a Chechen and barely 18 years old. It was on this day that the colonel put an end to his impeccable career with his own hands.

Details of the crime

Colonel Budanov, being intoxicated, ordered his subordinates to bring the girl to him. The soldiers, having arrived in the village, dragged Elsa out of the house by force and brought her to the headquarters. Budanov personally interrogated Kungaeva. The interrogation lasted several hours. The colonel applied physical force to the girl. As a result of such interrogation with the use of violent actions, the girl was strangled. Moreover, her neck was broken. After Elsa's death, her body was handed over to the soldiers, who in turn abused him. Later, a forensic medical examination, examining the girl's body, confirmed the fact of rape.

Detention of Colonel Budanov

After the crime became known to the public, the colonel was taken into custody. The arrest took place on March 27, the day after the murder. At one point, the hero Budanov turned into a brutal killer. Initially, he was charged not only with murder, but also with rape. The rape article was later dropped. It turned out that the violent actions against the deceased were carried out by the soldier Egorov.

A noisy and lengthy trial began. The prosecution spoke of three crimes committed by the colonel: kidnapping, murder and abuse of power.

Consequence

During the investigation, Budanov was repeatedly interrogated. Each time he repeated the same version of events. The story of Yuri Budanov was known not only to the investigator, but also to his cellmates. According to the colonel, during the interrogation, Elza Kungayeva confessed to the charges against her. She spoke about feeling hatred towards Russian servicemen.

Knowing that the girl's father keeps firearms in his house, all family members were taken under the supervision of the military. As a result, it turned out that Elza Kungaeva periodically goes to the mountains. As a result of established surveillance, it was possible to find out that the young girl is a professional sniper and fights on the side of the militants.

Having received a confession from Elsa, Colonel Budanov decided to hand over the girl to the soldiers for detention. According to Yuri Dmitrievich, there was a high temperature in the room and he, having removed the upper part military uniform, put the service weapon on the table. The girl grabbed the Colonel's pistol and tried to fire it. A struggle began, and in the heat of passion Budanov strangled the suspect. Yuri claimed that the murder he committed was unintentional. He explained his insane state by the fact that Kungaeva threatened to find his newborn daughter and kill her. He repeated her cruel words that she would wind the intestines of a child on a machine gun.

The servicemen claimed to have buried the girl's body immediately after she was killed. But forensic medical examination argued otherwise. During the exhumation, it turned out that the girl had been severely beaten and raped during her lifetime. Moreover, it turned out that at the time of her burial, she was still alive.

Trial

The case of Yuri Dmitrievich Budanov received a wide public outcry. There were defenders and opponents of the colonel. The investigation into the case of Yuri Budanov went on for three years. In 2002, he was declared insane. The court took into account the contusions preceding the crime. The examination said that such injuries easily explain the condition of a combat officer. They could provoke a loss of control over consciousness. Compulsory treatment in the clinic was supposed. But a little later, the decision of the court was annulled.

Supreme Court Russian Federation in July 2003 the verdict was delivered. The decision of the court was disappointing. Budanov Yury Dmitrievich was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years. He was sent to serve his sentence in a strict regime colony in the city of Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Region. Moreover, Yuri was stripped of all military ranks and awards. It was also decided to ban holding leadership positions for three years.

Why was Yury Budanov convicted? The verdict was passed on all three charges brought by the prosecutor.

Prison term

While serving his sentence, the former colonel repeatedly filed petitions to mitigate his fate. The first petition was sent to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. Due to the fact that the case of Yuri Budanov gained international resonance, he withdrew the petition.

President of the Chechen Republic Kadyrov declared the officer an enemy of the Chechen people. He accused him of cruelty and inhumanity.

A little later, Budanov filed a petition for pardon again. After that, the commission agreed to return to Yuri his awards, deserved by blood. But the case turned into public discontent, after which the petition was rejected.

The next petition was filed in 2007. The result was negative. A year later, the court made a positive decision, and the former military man's term was reduced. In early 2009, Yuri Dmitrievich Budanov was released from custody. He served almost the entire term.

New life for ex-military

Having received the long-awaited freedom, Yuri returned to his family. His father had a serious illness. He died shortly after his son's return from prison. Budanov was allocated housing, provided Good work. He started life anew. But everything turned out to be not so simple. Yuri was charged with a new charge. Civilians of the Chechen Republic began to claim that the former military man was involved in the kidnapping and murders of eighteen more people. A criminal case was opened, and the investigation began again. Nevertheless, Budanov's involvement in the crimes was not confirmed. All charges were dropped.

Murder of Yuri Budanov

The family of Yuri Budanov consisted of four people: Yuri, his wife, son Valery and daughter Catherine. At the time of the death of the former military man, his son was already an adult and lived independent life. Daughter Catherine was 11 years old. Her parents wanted to send her abroad. To do this, it was necessary to issue certain documents. Budanov and his wife went to the notary, near the office of which the father of the family was killed.

On June 11, 2011, at 12 o'clock, shots were fired on Komsomolsky Prospekt, which were aimed at ex-colonel Yuri Dmitrievich Budanov. Three bullets hit the head, two - in the body. The man died instantly. He had no chance of survival.

The murder of Yuri Budanov was discussed on the central television channels of the country. Video footage filmed by street cameras was shown to the public. According to them, the identity of the killer Yuri Budanov was determined. The police were able to quickly find the man. Yury Budanov's killer claimed revenge was his motive.

Where is the former soldier buried?

Many believe that the murder of Yuri Budanov was inevitable, while blaming the leader of the Chechen Republic. After all, the deceased himself repeatedly told his relatives about a possible attack, which could be revenge for the murdered Elza Kungaeva. Many articles appeared in the press about where Yuri Budanov was buried. His last refuge was the Novoluzhinskoye cemetery in Khimki.

The funeral was attended by a large number of his colleagues. They escorted each other with honors on their last journey. On that day, the place where Yury Budanov is buried was visited by several thousand people. The former soldier was buried as befits a hero.

After the tragedy, the family of Yuri Budanov was in danger. Colleagues and acquaintances helped his wife Svetlana in every possible way. Yuri Budanov's family was taken under guard. The state did not leave the relatives of the former officer in danger.

The biography of Yuri Budanov is of interest to many residents of Russia. After all, he was a valiant officer, served his homeland, not imagining life without military service. Having made a mistake, having lost control over his behavior, he broke the law. He not only suffered the legal punishment for the crime he had committed, but also paid for it with his life. Despite the irreparable act he committed, in the eyes of many people he remained a respected person.

Stood in the yard hot july 2010... My friends and I met at Poklonnaya Hill near the Monument to the Warrior - Internationalist. The meeting of combatants was organized by young guys - veterans and invalids of wars in South Ossetia and Chechnya. We signed up online and agreed to meet. There were not many of us - about a hundred people, but from all over Russia. There were also Afghans - guys of our age, and very young boys ... Two front-line priests were preparing to serve a memorial service for the dead at the Monument. The weather was perfect and everyone was in a great mood. Many knew each other, but had not seen each other for a long time, hugging, laughing, talking. There were also wives and children. I was told that Yury Budanov could come to the meeting. I really wanted to get to know him. He approached somehow unexpectedly and immediately to our group. I recognized him. "Budanov Yury Dmitrievich!" he said simply and with dignity, and held out his hand. So he said to each of us, shaking hands. Then he took off his dark glasses and smiled broadly. We made eye contact and I saw his eyes. Blue, amazingly beautiful eyes that I will never forget. It seemed to me that I looked into those eyes for so long that in that short moment I managed to look into his soul, as bright and pure as these eyes, capable of neither lying nor betraying. Never and for nothing in the world. So Yura Budanov entered my heart and my life and stayed there, deep in my heart and soul forever ...

FATHER...

I was in the hospital preparing for the operation. The hospital is specialized, workers of the nuclear industry, nuclear weapons testers and liquidators of various accidents at nuclear power plants operated here. The men are mostly middle-aged, well-educated and experienced in life, with high intelligence and a sense of humor. Fate gathered them in one place and with one misfortune. There was no time to lose heart - everyone was fighting for life. Who took a session of chemistry, who went under the surgeon's knife, who departed from the operation. Strange, but in this institution there was a positive and cheerful spirit in the atmosphere, although most of the diagnoses sounded like a sentence - cancer. These were amazing guys! How many long intimate conversations there were at night, it was not possible to sleep, these stories about youth, life and work were so fascinating - the very essence of which is the Feat. In the morning, Yura Khabarov came to see me - a surgeon from God, with golden hands and a heart, who saved the life of me and a huge number of people not for the first time. "Dmitry Ivanovich Budanov, the father of Colonel Budanov, entered our surgery. I will operate on him. Do you want to go to him?" Dmitry Ivanovich turned out to be a tall, gray-haired man with intelligent and lively eyes. I told him about my attitude towards his son Yuri, and we easily became friends. It was evident how severe his illness was, but he laughed, joked and behaved well. Only when it came to Yura, he grew gloomy and dark from pain for his son, but everyone, literally everyone around him so unconditionally told him that his son Yuri was a real Hero, to which Dmitry Ivanovich quietly smiled, feeling great moral support, and it was clear - it's better than not saying anything about Yura. "Oh, I would have to wait for Yurka, drink a hundred grams with him and die in peace!" "Wait, Dmitry Ivanovich! You have no other choice. Yura is also waiting," we told him. Then he waited for another two long years, fading away, but his voice on the phone was cheerful even through the pain. Yura got out of prison and hugged his father in his home. "There was a man of amazing will, Batya ... - Yura later told me - He drank exactly one hundred grams and died a week later." How much pain and suffering did the father endure during the years of his son's captivity? ", like a real military man, he completed this task. He did not want to go on a date and see his son behind bars. There was something aristocratic in him, despite the simplicity and military directness of the tanker. May his memory be blessed!

WAR…

Guard Colonel Yuri Budanov participated in two Chechen companies. No, he participated - this is not about him, Yura fought in Chechnya. He fought well, for real. When a soldier or an officer is REAL, this manifests itself especially in war ... As well as vice versa. Yura Budanov was real. Man, soldier, commander, friend. A real warrior who was loved by his own and feared by strangers. Yes, his enemies were afraid of him, hated him, but respected him. It was a very rare combination of directly opposite feelings, but it was real! What is war? War is an extreme degree of social evil in which all its participants suffer, all without exception. How did it start Chechen War and was it fair? There is no unequivocal answer to this question, though everyone has their own, but I advise you to find and read the Report of the Parliamentary Commission's investigation on the events in Chechnya from 1991 to 1994, preceding the start of the first Chechen war. This commission was led by an honest and respected man, director and deputy of the State Duma deservedly loved by the people - Stanislav Govorukhin. He later published this Report in the form of a small book. Blood freezes from the atrocities committed by Chechen bandits in Grozny, Bamut, Shali, Urus-Martan, Tolstoy-Yurt and others settlements Chechnya ... They killed and raped, took away cars and property, drove Russians, Armenians, Jews from their homes and took them into slavery - there was no mercy for either the elderly or the children. Chechens, normal people, who tried to stand up for their neighbors, with whom they lived side by side for many years, also got it. They were also killed, and their property was taken away. But, of course, the Russians suffered most of all... The war in Chechnya began in 1991 from the moment these terrible crimes began, for which many criminals never received any punishment. Now they prefer to keep silent about it, this is understandable and understandable, but the truth does not cease to be true, even if someone does not recognize it. The first Chechen war was a direct consequence of atrocities that could not but be stopped, both from a legal and human point of view, but only through the military operations of the army in Chechnya and the destruction of armed gangs that grew like a cancerous tumor inside Russia ... Is it possible was there an agreement? Don't know. But would you like to negotiate anything with murderers of people and rapists of children? I think there would be no sense from these conversations and agreements. It happened, exactly what happened. Then there was the New Year's assault on Grozny, for the sake of the idiotic ambitions of stupid armchair false generals. Our boys and commanders fought heroically, dying in brigades in the crucible of Grozny avenues ablaze from bombardments. Then there were stubborn bloody battles for the cities and villages of Chechnya. There was heroism and cowardice, high deeds and betrayal, victories and defeats. Then there was a real war - where the grief and pain of each individual person, like small tears, merge into a cruel mountain river of tears, sweeping away in its path all the good and good that remains in a past, peaceful life. Here in this fierce real war (righteous and unfair at the same time, like any Civil War on the territory of any state) and the real Colonel Yuri Budanov fought. He commanded a tank regiment, personally went into reconnaissance and hand-to-hand combat, took care of the life of each of his soldiers and officers like the apple of his eye, was a father commander and a brilliant commander, awarded by the Motherland with two Orders of Courage - the highest military awards after the Star of the Hero of Russia, up to which he there was very little left. For the feat of rescuing almost two hundred GRU special forces, when, contrary to the orders of the command, he jumped into a tank and, together with his deputy, recaptured an entire company of special forces from militants from an ambush in the mountains, giving the guys salvation from certain death, Colonel Budanov, no doubt, deservedly received Gold Star of the Hero of Russia.

And although at the moment when Yura made a decision and accomplished this feat, he least of all thought about the Star of the Hero and about his life, his life would certainly have turned out differently if that terrible tragedy had not happened in the mountain village of Tangi-chu, Urus-Martan district of Chechnya in the spring of 2000…

TRAGEDY…

This tragedy is known to all. Guards Colonel Yuri Budanov lost several of his soldiers and officers killed just shortly before the end of the Chechen mission and the return of the 160th Guards Tank Regiment home. Young guys died from a sniper's bullet near the mountain village of Tangi. Yura fought so skillfully that he very rarely lost his fighters.

He deeply, precisely as a personal tragedy, experienced the loss of each of his people. Having received information about a sniper point in the village of Tangi, Yuri Budanov brought the alleged sniper, the girl Elza Kungaeva, for interrogation to the location of the regiment. During the interrogation, Elsa died as a result of strangulation. There is no doubt that this is precisely the deepest tragedy and a terrible combination of circumstances. A tragedy for the Kungaev family. A tragedy for the Budanov family. A tragedy for relations between the Russian and Chechen people. A tragedy for all people who do not want hatred and war, but want peace and harmony. For everyone, except for some scum, sowing evil and hatred, as well as making personal PR and political capital on this human tragedy. “If I had known what would happen there that evening, I would have left that same day, sailed away, would have gone on foot through the mountains from there ...” - Yura later told us bitterly. But it was already too late. Politics intervened in this matter. And there was a trial, a sentence and a long prison term. Streams of lies, slander and dirt in newspapers and on television began to pour out in tons on Yura Budanov. Dozens of examinations, even with all their bias, could not prove the fact of rape, although with the capabilities of modern forensic science it is impossible to hide this fact if it really were in reality. Hundreds of corrupt journalists and “human rights activists” continued stubbornly squealing about this violence, as if Yuri Budanov, among other things, defended them from terrorists, bandits and murderers who, with explosions, grief and pain, came to our homes in Moscow, Beslan, Stavropol, Makhachkala and in many other Russian cities. Yura Budanov drank his cup to the bottom, although it is difficult to imagine what kind of human strength and will you need to have in order to survive all this and not break. Two brutal wars, blood and death on both sides, many years of captivity in prison, the strongest psychological pressure and a huge heartache. What kind of person can stand such a test? Too much for one person. But he came back and won again. His father, mother, wife and children were waiting for him at home. Yura now just wanted to live, because so many trials had already fallen to his lot. The enemies could not defeat him. And then they decided to kill him insidiously and revealingly ...

MEMORY…

On June 10, 2010, in the center of Moscow, at noon, in the courtyard near the playground, where children were walking carelessly, a killer terrorist shot Yura Budanov in the back and head six times. Face to face to meet with Colonel Yuri Budanov vile killer was afraid. Warriors don't shoot in the back. Jackals and terrorists shoot in the back, just as they shot in the backs of men, women and children at the Beslan school, the Budenovskaya hospital and the Dubrovka Theater Center in Moscow. The terrorists managed to kill Guards Colonel Yuri Budanov, but they failed to defeat him and will never win again. Like George the Victorious, the warrior Yuri (in baptism Georgy) Budanov defeated the forces of evil and ascended to heaven in order, together with the Holy Warriors in the Kingdom of Heaven, to protect his Russia, which he selflessly loved, fought for her with enemies and died in battle for her . "Sleep well, Hero", "Russian Colonel - Everlasting memory"," Yuri Budanov - Hero of Russia! - huge posters with these words appeared at football stadiums in the hands of fans of the Spartak and CSKA clubs, and on the streets Russian cities immediately after the murder of Yuri Budanov. Photos of posters with these sincere words of gratitude to Yuri Budanov and recognition of his services to the Fatherland and people are on the Internet. This is what the people say, but you cannot deceive the people, the people are always right. It is no coincidence that in Russia they say: "The voice of the people is the voice of God!" The people themselves returned to Yuri Budanov the Colonel's shoulder straps, military awards - two Orders of Courage and awarded the title of Hero of Russia ... Folk Hero- this is perhaps the most important and worthy title of Colonel Yuri Budanov.

Sleep well, Hero! Your Russia will never forget you. Eternal memory to the warrior Georgy Budanov!!!

Vadim Savateev - Chairman of the Board of the Fund for Assistance to Veterans of Combat Operations "Faith and Valor", Head working group Council for the Disabled under the President of the Russian Federation

In 1998-2000 commanded the 160th Guards Tank Regiment, which took part in the Second Chechen War. In December 1999, he personally organized and carried out an operation to rescue 150 soldiers of the 84th separate battalion of the GRU special forces who were surrounded near the village of Duba-Yurt. In 2003, the North Caucasus District Military Court found guilty of kidnapping and murdering an 18-year-old Chechen girl, Elza Kungayeva. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The investigation and trial of Yuri Budanov had a great public outcry. He was released on parole in January 2009. On June 10, 2011, he was shot dead by Magomed Suleimanov in Moscow, who, according to the investigation, was associated with the so-called Lazansky criminal group, headed by Khozh-Akhmed Nukhaev.

Biography

Born on November 24, 1963 in Khartsyzsk (Donetsk region, Ukrainian USSR) in the family of a blacksmith. In 1981 he was called up for military service in the USSR Armed Forces, he served in Poland. In 1987 he graduated from the Kharkov Guards Higher Tank Command School. He served in the military in Hungary and Belarus. In 1995-1999 he studied at the Military Academy armored forces them. Marshal R. Ya. Malinovsky.

During the period of hostilities against illegal armed groups in the Chechen Republic in January 1995, he received a brain contusion during a landmine explosion.

In August 1998 he was appointed commander of the 160th Guards Tank Regiment, in January 2000 he was promoted to colonel. In October and November 1999, Budanov was twice shell-shocked when a shell exploded and when a tank was shelled from a grenade launcher.

Candidate Master of Sports in Sambo. Married, father of two children.

Budanov case

Arrested on March 27, 2000 on charges of kidnapping, rape and murder of 18-year-old Elza Kungayeva. The accusation of rape after the examinations and testimony of the participants in the case was withdrawn.

Budanov was serving his sentence in the 11th detachment of the correctional institution YuI 78/3 in the city of Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk region.

In May 2004, Yuri Budanov filed a petition for pardon. On September 15, 2004, the pardon commission granted his request. The governor of the Ulyanovsk region Vladimir Shamanov signed a petition for pardon. The commission's decision provoked protests from a number of politicians, human rights activists and journalists. On September 21, 2004, a rally was held in Grozny, at which a protest was expressed against the pardon. Ramzan Kadyrov said: "If this pardon of Budanov happens, we will find an opportunity to give him what he deserves." On September 21, 2004, Budanov withdrew his request for pardon.

In November 2006, Budanov filed a petition with the court of the Ulyanovsk region for parole, the request was denied.

On December 24, 2008, the court granted Yury Budanov's request for parole. On January 15, 2009, Budanov was released.

Work at the State Unitary Enterprise "EVAZD"

After his release, Budanov got a job as the head of the passenger car fleet of the State Unitary Enterprise EVAZhD (for the operation of high-rise buildings). He was strict with his subordinates. Budanov settled in the house of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation. This apartment was previously provided to his family with the assistance of General V. Shamanov.

Murder

The day after the assassination, Doku Umarov, Amir of the Caucasus Emirate, made a brief statement expressing satisfaction with the liquidation of Colonel Budanov and warning that "the same fate awaits all criminals who are involved in bloody crimes in Chechnya and the Caucasus."

According to the Kommersant newspaper, on August 30, 2011, a well-known religious figure Magomed Suleimanov was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Budanov. The publication reports that the witness identified the detainee, fingerprint and genetic examinations have been ordered. M. Suleimanov completely denies his involvement in the crime

The funeral

The funeral service for former Colonel of the RF Armed Forces Yuri Budanov was held at the Church of the Holy Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian in Khimki. The closed coffin with the body of Budanov was taken out of the church, carried around it, then loaded into a car. The funeral took place at the central cemetery of Khimki.

Yuri Dmitrievich Budanov was buried at the Novoluzhinsky cemetery in the city of Khimki, next to Soviet pilots who died during the Great Patriotic War. (According to other sources, Budanov was buried not near the grave of Soviet pilots, the Rodionov memorial, but on the outskirts of the cemetery.)

Versions of the murder

Riyadus Salihiin Statement

On July 23, a message appeared on the Kavkaz Center website in which the Riyadus-Salihiin subversive and terrorist group claimed responsibility for the murder of Budanov.

The opinion of Budanov himself

According to Budanov's former cellmate, businessman Oleg Margolin, convicted of economic crimes, Yuri Budanov himself told him confidentially:

Awards

• Order of Courage (awarded in 1999, deprived of the award in 2003).

A family

Wife - Svetlana Vyacheslavovna. Children: son - Valery, lawyer, reserve lieutenant, daughter - Ekaterina (at the time of Budanov's murder - 23 and 11 years old, respectively). Father - Budanov Dmitry Ivanovich. Mother - Budanova Valentina Valentinovna.

According to NTV, after his release from prison, Budanov lived in the Moscow suburbs.

Memory

The following verses are dedicated to Yuri Budanov:

• "For the oath" Leonid Efremov.
• “They say about him: he was a real warrior ...” Pyotr Kuznetsov.
• "Colonel Kurtkin", a poem by Alexei Shiropaev.
• "Russian Hero" by Alexander Kharchikov.
• "The Killing Theme", a poem by Dmitry Bykov from the Citizen Poet project.
• "On the Colonel's Death", a poem by George Topchiyants.

Yuri Budanov - former colonel Russian army and the commander of the 160th tank regiment, who participated in two Chechen wars. During the Second Chechen War, he kidnapped and killed 18-year-old Chechen woman Elza Kungayeva. In July 2003, the court sentenced Budanov to 10 years in prison, deprived him of the rank of colonel and the Order of Courage. After leaving on parole in January 2009, Budanov was soon killed by a native of Chechnya Yusup Temerkhanov.

Biography

Yuri Budanov was born on November 24, 1963 in Khartsyzsk, Donetsk region (Ukrainian SSR). After graduating from the Kharkov Tank School, he served in Hungary (until 1990), and then in Belarus and Buryatia.

In January 1995, in Chechnya, during a land mine explosion, he received a concussion of the brain with a short-term loss of consciousness.

In 1998 he was appointed commander of the 160th Guards Tank Regiment.

In October and November 1999, when a shell burst and when a tank was shelled from a grenade launcher, he twice received brain contusions.

In 1999 he graduated in absentia from the Academy of Armored Forces. Marshal Malinovsky.

He received the rank of "colonel" ahead of schedule, in January 2000, during the counter-terrorist operation in Chechnya.

Criminal case

On March 27, 2000, near the village of Tangi-Chu, Yuri Budanov was taken into custody on charges of kidnapping, rape and murder of Elza Kungayeva.

In February 2001, hearings began on Budanov's case.

Investigation

On July 3, 2002, instead of issuing a verdict, the court decided to order the next expert examination.

A total of four examinations were carried out. The first one was carried out by military experts in Novocherkassk, on an outpatient basis, and the colonel was found sane on all counts. The second - has passed or has taken place in the same place, only in a hospital. The third examination was conducted by doctors of the Serbsky State Center for Forensic Psychiatry. Yuri Budanov, judging by their conclusion, was insane at the time of the crime, and the court, on this basis, could release the colonel from custody.

On November 18, 2002, the materials of the repeated comprehensive psychological and psychiatric examination of Colonel Budanov were again sent to the military court of the North Caucasus District in Rostov-on-Don.

On December 31, 2002, he was declared insane at the time of the murder of a Chechen woman, Elza Kungayeva, and was sent for compulsory treatment to a psychiatric hospital (released from criminal liability).

Sentence

On July 25, 2003, a court of the North Caucasian Military District sentenced Budanov to 10 years in prison in a strict regime colony. He was found guilty on all three articles incriminated to him - kidnapping, murder and abuse of power. The court found Budanov sane and deprived the defendant of the military rank of colonel and the state award "Order of Courage". He is also banned from holding leadership positions for a period of 3 years.

Imprisonment

In May 2004, Yury Budanov, who is serving a sentence in a prison in the Ulyanovsk region, filed a petition for pardon.

On September 15, 2004, the pardon commission of the Ulyanovsk region granted the petition for pardon for Yuri Budanov, deciding to release him not only from serving the main sentence, but also from additional ones. So it was decided to give him back military rank and military honors. Despite the protests of the regional prosecutor's office, the governor of the Ulyanovsk region, Vladimir Shamanov (former commander of the RF OGV in Chechnya), signed a petition to pardon Budanov.

The commission's decision to pardon Budanov caused a mixed reaction from the Russian public. A number of politicians spoke both for and against the pardon. At the same time, the possibility of pardoning Budanov provoked negative responses from human rights organizations, as well as from residents of Chechnya. On September 21, 2004, thousands of people protested in Grozny against Budanov's pardon, and the first vice-premier of the Chechen government, Ramzan Kadyrov, made open threats against Budanov. "If this pardon of Budanov happens, we will find an opportunity to give him what he deserves," he said.

On September 21, 2004, Yuri Budanov withdrew his request for pardon. The pardon commission of the Ulyanovsk region granted Budanov's application to withdraw the petition for pardon.

During the period from 2004 to 2008, Budanov filed a petition for parole three times, and the administration of colony No. 3 in Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Region, where Budanov served his sentence, petitioned for his parole once more. However, the Dimitrovgrad court found no grounds for his early release.

Release to freedom

On December 24, 2008, the City Court of Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk Region) granted Yury Budanov's next request for parole. Court representative Lilia Nizamova told journalists that "the court decided to reduce the term of Yury Budanov's detention in the colony by one year, three months and two days."

Two cassation appeals by the lawyer of the Kungaev family, Stanislav Markelov, dated January 12 and 15, 2009, challenging the decision to release Budanov on parole, were dismissed by the court.

On January 15, 2008, the decision of the Dimitrovgrad City Court on the parole of Yury Budanov from the colony came into force.

The murder of Stanislav Markelov

Three days later, on January 19, 2009, the lawyer of the Kungaev family, Stanislav Markelov, was shot in the back of the head, shortly after taking part in a press conference at the Independent Press Center on Prechistenka (Moscow), dedicated to the early release of former Colonel Yuri Budanov . Anastasia Baburova, a student of the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University and a journalist for Novaya Gazeta, who accompanied Markelov, received a gunshot wound to the head and died the same day in the hospital.

Protests in Chechnya

On January 13, 2009, commenting on the court decision on the parole of Yuri Budanov, President of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov said that he did not believe in his repentance. "Even if he repented, convicted of such a daring and cynical murder of an innocent underage schoolgirl should not be subject to parole. Moreover, he deserves a more severe punishment," Ramzan Kadyrov said. In the Chechen president's opinion, Budanov's release on parole means that "all war criminals will be acquitted in his person."

"Budanov is a schizophrenic and a murderer, a recognized enemy of the Chechen people- said the President of Chechnya in an interview with the Regnum agency. - He insulted our people. Every man, woman and child believes that as long as Budanov exists, shame has not been removed from us. He insulted the honor of Russian officers. How can you protect him? What judge could let him go free? Behind him are dozens of human lives. I think, federal center will make the right decision - his life place in prison. Yes, and this is not enough for him. But a life sentence will ease our suffering a little. We do not tolerate insult. If the decision is not made, the consequences will be bad.".

With details of the circumstances of the murder of Yuri Budanov, the investigation and the course litigation can be found in the material of the "Caucasian Knot" The murder of Yuri Budanov.

Murder in Moscow

On June 10, 2010, Yuri Budanov was killed with four shots to the head in Moscow, on Komsomolsky Prospekt, near house No. 38/16.

In the following days, representatives of Russian nationalist organizations, the Liberal Democratic Party, Budanov's former colleagues and football fans laid flowers at the place of Budanov's death and at his grave. Actions of nationalists in his memory were held in different cities of Russia.

On August 26, 2011, a native of the Chechen Republic, Yusup Temerkhanov (who lived in Moscow under the name of Magomed Suleimanov), was arrested on charges of murdering Budanov. Temerkhanov was charged with articles 105 (murder) and 222 (illegal possession of weapons) of the Criminal Code of Russia.

On December 3, 2012, the trial of the murder of Yuri Budanov began in the Moscow City Court. On the same day, Temerkhanov's lawyer, Murad Musaev, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that his client did not plead guilty. "Yusup Temerkhanov does not admit his guilt, he was kidnapped and tortured. Even then he did not confess his guilt" Musaev said.

Family status

Yuri Budanov was married and had a son and a daughter.