Two of Vladimir Putin’s fighters in occupied Ukraine reportedly went on a rampage “killing seven people” with army Kalashnikov rifles after terrified village residents allegedly denied them alcohol.
“Drunken” Russian soldiers Alexander Osipov, 34, and Alexander Kaigorodtsev, 37, are alleged to have left a trail of death in two villages in the Kherson region.
The soldiers drove around in a UAZ Patriot military truck demanding alcohol from villagers and shot them if they refused, according to a report by the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel.
“They killed residents and burned their houses if they were denied alcohol,” the report said.
Kaigorodtsev is a convicted murderer who had been recruited into Putin’s army.
Two of Vladimir Putin’s fighters in occupied Ukraine reportedly attacked with army Kalashnikov rifles after being denied alcohol by terrified village residents. Pictured: Alexander Osipov, 34, who allegedly confessed to killing four people, although the number of victims is believed to have been seven.
Alexander Kaigorodtsev, 37, a convicted murderer who had been recruited into Putin’s army, also reportedly confessed to killing four people.
A report from Telegram channel VChK-OGPU said the pair had “killed residents and burned their houses if they were denied alcohol.” In the photo: one of the houses allegedly burned down by Osipov and Kaygorodtsev
The pair reportedly doused their victims’ bodies with fuel in town houses and threw grenades at them to try to cover up their crime.
The couple, now detained, served in the 144th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Ground Forces.
Despite the bloody massacre, no criminal proceedings have been opened in villages controlled by Putin’s army, independent media Astra reported.
Among those killed in the massacre was collaborator Lyubov Tymchak, 54, the Russian-appointed head of the occupied village of Abrikosivka, who had previously been a Ukrainian official before switching sides to the occupiers.
According to one version, she was murdered after she told the men that there were no empty houses in the village that they could take over.
Alexei Glinin, 40, allegedly an associate of Tymchak and a Russian soldier, also died.
Their bodies were “disfigured” and their skulls “split,” according to the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, which has linked to Russian law enforcement.
Another Abrikosivka resident, Sergei Shuvaev, 32, was shot dead, as was a Russian soldier, named Maxim, and their bodies were set on fire.
In the neighboring village of Podo-Kalynivka, pensioner Valentina Starchenko, 65, was also murdered.
They doused the bodies of their victims with fuel in town houses and threw grenades at them to try to cover up their crime, according to reports.
Among those killed in the massacre was collaborator Lyubov Tymchak, 54, the Russian-appointed head of the occupied village of Abrikosivka, who had previously been a Ukrainian official before switching sides to the occupiers.
According to one version, Lyubov was murdered after she told the men that there were no empty houses in the village that they could seize.
Later, two more bodies were found, a man and a woman, whose bodies were burned and disfigured, according to reports.
Osipov, a married man, and Kaigorodtsev reportedly confessed to four murders, but are now suspects in a total of seven murders.
Osipov, who appears in their wedding photo, served in the 144th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Ground Forces.
They were eventually detained “on the verge of passing out” after their smuggled vodka-fueled killing spree.
At the places where people died, police reportedly found bullet casings, bullets and grenade rings.
Despite this, the Russian occupation authorities have reportedly not opened any criminal cases.
When he was finally detained, Osipov was said to be “on the verge of losing consciousness.”
A police source apparently claimed: Osipov (pictured) and Kaigorodtsev “did this because they were very drunk.”
A police source claimed: “They did this because they were very drunk.”
Kaigorodtsev has previous convictions for murder, robbery and large-scale drug trafficking.
A report said the case will be investigated by the 126th Military Investigation Department of the Russian Investigative Committee.