In Volgograd, a Wagner PMC mercenary who returned from the war received a suspended sentence for stealing stew and socks and storing ammunition

The Krasnooktyabrsky District Court of Volgograd has sentenced Sergei Kaforin, a Wagner PMC mercenary, to three years and two months probation in a case of theft and illegal storage of ammunition. The verdict was published on the court's website, and was brought to the attention of the publication Kavkaz. Realii.

The sentence for the participant in the war in Ukraine was handed down on June 3. Kaforin was found guilty of two counts of shoplifting (Part 1 of Article 158 of the Criminal Code and paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 158 of the Criminal Code).

A mercenary stole 21 cans of stewed meat worth 3,108 rubles from a Magnit supermarket. He “disposed of the canned goods at his own discretion.” The man then “entered into a criminal conspiracy” with an acquaintance named Anoshin to commit another theft. Anoshin took 17 pairs of socks, shaving balm, and several cans of coffee worth 3,461 rubles from Magnit shelves.

During a search in connection with the theft case in an outbuilding near Kaforin's house, security forces found 11 cartridges — they were in a backpack pocket. According to the war veteran, he found them in September 2023 "somewhere in the forest, in the bushes." The court found Kaforin guilty of illegal possession of ammunition (Part 1 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code). He admitted his guilt and repented.

When sentencing, the court took into account that Kaforin "is characterized as satisfactory at his place of residence, and as positive at his place of serving his sentence in FKU IK-9" and that he "has no criminal record." Apparently, the man was recruited into the Wagner PMC from the colony, after which he was pardoned.

The court took into account that Kaforin was awarded a letter of gratitude from the head of the self-proclaimed LPR, medals from the Wagner PMC, and helps raise two minor children.

The verdict cites the conclusion of a forensic psychiatric examination, which concluded that Kaforin has addictions. The decision also discloses information that he has been diagnosed with HIV infection and hepatitis.

As Mediazona wrote , the recruiters of the Wagner PMC, among other things, took prisoners with such diagnoses to the war and distributed them into a separate detachment called Umbrella.

As noted by Kavkaz. Realii, Kaforin has previously been tried for theft several times. He was sentenced in cases of fraud, robbery, drug possession, and "running a brothel." Kaforin was last convicted in 2021 - he was sent to prison for theft and causing serious bodily harm .