A Russian soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting four fellow servicemen, the independent news outlet Mediazona reported Monday, citing the military court’s press service.
A court in Rostov-on-Don found Corporal Nikita Posmetukhov guilty of murder and violence against military authorities during an armed conflict.
The trial was held behind closed doors, and case details were not disclosed. However, journalists believe Posmetukhov was convicted for a previously unreported deadly incident on November 28, 2023.
According to reports, Posmetukhov allegedly went on a drunken rampage after his captain filed a disciplinary action against him and threatened to transfer him to an assault unit. Two privates later detained him, as noted in a report by Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, who had recently been appointed commander of Russia’s Dnipro grouping of forces. The motive for the killings was not revealed.
Mediazona independently confirmed the identities of the four slain soldiers as Junior Sergeant Vladimir Glazyev, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Klyukin, Captain Mikhail Trubin, and Private Vladimir Petrichenko.
