Yuri Budanov
Yuri Budanov | |
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Budanov in the courtroom on his trial | |
| Born | 24 November 1963 Khartsyzk, Soviet Ukraine, Soviet Union |
| Died | 10 June 2011 (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) |
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.
Budanov was highly controversial in Russia: despite the conviction, Budanov enjoyed widespread support of Russian households as polled by public opinion. 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.
On 10 June 2011, Budanov was shot dead in Moscow.