
The 33-year-old resident of the village of Novopichorovo Alexander Smerdov died in Speculation, the administration of the Horde district on VKontakte said . “The relatives of the deceased express gratitude to the head of the district Oleg Orlu for participating in the funeral, indifference, responsive and attentive attitude to the family of the deceased during the period of severe loss,” the brief necrogue said.
The website of the Novosibirsk government Vn.ru claims that Smerdov served in the Wagner PMC. He was judged under the article “Murder” (Article 105 of the Criminal Code) and “wanted to serve the country and repay the criminal record,” the newspaper writes.
“All the inhabitants of our village remember this loud business,” said the unnamed representative of the village council. - Sasha was working, and then stayed in Moscow. There he had this trouble: murder, court, term. We were all in shock, all were surprised: quiet, modest was always. "
At the same time, according to him, “the whole village came to the funeral”: “Everyone gathered, remembered the guy, very sorry for him, very sympathized with the family, close to his family.” In a commentary under the post of the death of the Smerids, the most likes were scored by the one in which he was called the "hero."
In 2017, the Moscow Regional Court found Smerdov guilty of the murder of two or more persons from selfish motives (part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code) and the illegal acquisition of weapons (part 1 of article 222 of the Criminal Code). He was tried along with 10 accomplices from the so -called "Killers gang near Moscow ." Since 2012, they participated in robberies, banditry, murders, robberies and illegal turnover of weapons.
One of the episodes concerned a custom -made murder organized by former PPS officer Artyom Mamotko. He wanted to take possession of his wife’s two -room apartment, killing her and her father. The first attempt was unsuccessful, the father -in -law survived. And in December 2012, the organizers of the gang turned to Alexander Smerdov, who agreed to kill the man and his daughter for 300 thousand rubles, the verdict said .
Smerdov was given a TT pistol and information about the movement of goals - Svetlana Veselova and her father Evgeny Chesnokov. On December 20, 2012, he shot them in a parking lot in Balashikha.
Smerdov, as stated in the verdict, signed a “sincere recognition” and testified to the accomplices.
The jury recognized the bandits, including Killer Smerdov guilty. He was given 22 colonies, with the first 12 years in prison, and the remaining term in a maximum security colony.
Governor Andrei Travnikov previously spoke of the death of five residents of the region in Ukraine. Later, only district administrations, local newspapers or municipal institutions began to be reported about the deaths of soldiers. The total official number of victims from the Novosibirsk region, judging by the statements of the authorities, could already reach 106-107.