A member of the extremist “Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists” (BORN) Ilya Goryachev was detained in Serbia, and his comrade-in-arms Mikhail Volkov was detained in Ukraine. They are accused of a number of high-profile crimes, including the murder of Moscow City Court judge Eduard Chuvashov, who passed sentences against nationalists.
Goryachev and Volkov, as Interfax reports, were put on the international wanted list as part of a criminal investigation into banditry, illegal trafficking in weapons, ammunition and explosive devices against the leaders and participants of their organization.
BORN members are also suspected of murdering the leaders of anti-fascist movements Fyodor Filatov, Ilya Japaridze and Ivan Khutorsky, world Thai boxing champion Muslim Abdullaev, citizens Salakhin Azizov, Rasul Khalilov, Soso Khachikyan, attempted murders of citizen Ramazan Nurichuev and internal affairs officer Gagik Benyaminyan. BORN included Nikita Tikhonov and Evgenia Khasis, accused of murdering lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova and sentenced - Tikhonov to life imprisonment, and Khasis to 18 years.
Goryachev is considered among the leaders, Volkov among the BORN participants. Goryachev is accused of organizing an extremist community, creating a gang, Volkov is accused of participating in an extremist community and participating in a gang, both are also accused of murder and illegal weapons trafficking.
They have already been arrested in absentia, and documents are now being prepared for their extradition. Goryachev's lawyer Evgeny Valyaev told Interfax that, according to his client, he was detained in connection with his violation of the regime for a foreign citizen to stay in Serbia, after which it was no longer possible to establish contact with him.