The Voronezh Regional Court sentenced 26-year-old Yaroslav Shekhovtsov, a mercenary from the Wagner PMC, to 16 years in prison for the murder of two colleagues. The crime occurred in June 2023, when Shekhovtsov shot his comrades after they refused to participate in a military mutiny.

The trial attracted public attention because the prosecution demanded a more severe sentence - 19 years in prison. However, the court, having considered all the circumstances of the case, handed down a sentence of three years less than the requested term.

The bodies of two men in military uniform were discovered in July 2023 near the highway near the village of Oskino in the Voronezh region. The investigation quickly led to Yaroslav Shekhovtsov, who was detained and taken in for questioning. The suspect did not deny his guilt and admitted that on June 24 he shot his colleagues after they refused to participate in a campaign against Moscow organized by the leadership of the PMC.