year 2009. Yuri Budanov was released
10 years ago, on January 15, 2009, Yuri Budanov, former colonel of the Russian army, was released after being sentenced to 10 years for the murder of Elza Kungayeva, a resident of Chechnya. He was released on parole after serving 8 years. The defender of the Kungaev family, Stanislav Markelov, said that Budanov was released illegally - the decision on parole has not yet entered into force.