Yuri Budanov
Russian military officer and criminal (1963–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yuri Dmitrievich Budanov (Russian: Ю́рий Дми́триевич Буда́нов, IPA: [ˈjʉrʲɪj ˈdmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪdʑ bʊˈdanəf]; 24 November 1963 – 10 June 2011) was a Russian military officer convicted for the kidnapping and murder of Elza Kungayeva in Chechnya.
Yuri Budanov | |
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Born | (1963-11-24)24 November 1963 Khartsyzk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 10 June 2011(2011-06-10) (aged 47) Moscow, Russia |
Cause of death | Assassination by gunshot |
Allegiance | Russia |
Service/ | Armoured Troops of the Russian Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1987 – 2003 |
Rank | Guards Colonel (stripped) |
Unit | 160th Guards Tank Regiment |
Battles/wars | First Chechen War, Second Chechen War |
Awards | (stripped) |
Budanov was highly controversial in Russia: despite the conviction, Budanov enjoyed widespread support of Russian households as polled by public opinion.[1] At the same time, he was broadly hated in Chechnya, even by the pro-Russian Chechens. In December 2008, a court in the south Russian Ulyanovsk Oblast granted a petition for early release. After eight years in prison (of the ten years he was sentenced), he was released on parole on 15 January 2009.[2]
On 10 June 2011, Budanov was shot dead in Moscow in retaliation for what he'd done.[3]