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6/14/2025, 11:35:23 PM
Russian Ex-Cop Who Murdered Wife Dies of Overdose in Ukraine After Prison Recruitment
A former Russian police officer sentenced to 16 years in prison for the brutal murder of his ex-wife has died of a drug overdose while fighting in Ukraine after being recruited from prison, according to independent media reports.
Vadim Tekhov, who was convicted in 2021 for killing 22-year-old Regina Gagieva by stabbing her at least 15 times, was recently buried in his hometown of Vladikavkaz, reports from the outlet "Mediazona" and the Telegram channel "Sapa 15" confirmed.
Tekhov’s case is a stark example of Russia’s controversial practice of recruiting violent convicts for its war in Ukraine. Gagieva had repeatedly reported Tekhov for domestic abuse before he attacked her at her workplace in 2019. She later died in a hospital.
Despite his 16-year sentence, Tekhov was recruited from his penal colony in the fall of 2022 to fight for the Wagner Group. He was later granted a presidential pardon.
His criminal activities reportedly continued in Ukraine. According to "Sapa 15," Tekhov was detained by military authorities on the front lines in November 2022 for drug trafficking before his eventual death from an overdose.
A former Russian police officer sentenced to 16 years in prison for the brutal murder of his ex-wife has died of a drug overdose while fighting in Ukraine after being recruited from prison, according to independent media reports.
Vadim Tekhov, who was convicted in 2021 for killing 22-year-old Regina Gagieva by stabbing her at least 15 times, was recently buried in his hometown of Vladikavkaz, reports from the outlet "Mediazona" and the Telegram channel "Sapa 15" confirmed.
Tekhov’s case is a stark example of Russia’s controversial practice of recruiting violent convicts for its war in Ukraine. Gagieva had repeatedly reported Tekhov for domestic abuse before he attacked her at her workplace in 2019. She later died in a hospital.
Despite his 16-year sentence, Tekhov was recruited from his penal colony in the fall of 2022 to fight for the Wagner Group. He was later granted a presidential pardon.
His criminal activities reportedly continued in Ukraine. According to "Sapa 15," Tekhov was detained by military authorities on the front lines in November 2022 for drug trafficking before his eventual death from an overdose.
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