Vladimir Glebov

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Lieutenant-Colonel Vladimir Glebov was a Russian military officer who participated in the First Chechen War. According to the government newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Glebov was almost simultaneously decorated with the Hero of the Russian Federation title and declared a suspected criminal by the Military Prosecutor's Office for "murdering civilians with special cruelty."[1]

Few days after being reportedly receiving the medal, Glebov was accused of committing war crimes by targeting the Chechen civilian population while leading a Russian Airborne Troops unit (119th Airborne Regiment). The prosecution claimed that Glebov would shoot dozens of unarmed Chechen men during the un-sanctioned military operation in Grozny, and then place weapons near the bodies in order to fabricate a victory. The case was eventually shelved and Glebov was allowed to retire.[2]

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  1. ^ ACCUSED CHECHEN WAR CRIMINAL BECOMES RUSSIAN MEDIA HERO.. The Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
  2. ^ Shamborov, Boris. Russian Colonel in Murder Trial. 1world communication. Retrieved on 2005-12-26.

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