09:22, 25 February 2014

Kidnapped soldier found dead in Dagestan

Kizilyurt District of Dagestan. Photo by Asiyat Gimbatova, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/

In the outskirts of the village of Chontaul of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, the body of the soldier of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) was found; he was kidnapped by unknown masked men while hunting about a month ago, said a source from local law enforcement bodies.

Let us remind you that the 25-year-old contractor, who was taking his service in Chechnya, came home to Chontaul on vacations and on January 31 went hunting with a friend to the forest. There, the young men were detained by unidentified masked men, who were released after some time the soldier's friend, but the fate of the contractor remained unknown.

The body of the young man was found yesterday, on February 24, in the morning. According to the source, the body has multiple gunshot and stab wounds and abrasions.

He has added that the young man was kidnapped after his attackers found his soldier's ID. The militants involved in this crime had been killed in the special operation undertaken in the village of Bammatyurt, said the source.