Names of Russians who killed family in Volnovakha revealed

1 November, 2023 Servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces. Illustration photo The names of the Russian servicemen who shot a family with two children in Volnovakha, Donetsk region, in the middle of the night have been revealed.

The VCHKOGPU Telegram channel reported on this. On October 28, Russian invaders broke into a private house and shot seven adults and young children in bed using rifles with silencers. The tragedy took place in the frontline city of Volnovakha, which was occupied in 2022.

Two days later, on October 30, two suspects were detained. They were soldiers of the 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Russian Pacific Fleet, 28-year-old Stanislav Rau and 21-year-old Anton Sopov.

Stanislav Rau and Anton Sopov. Photos from the invaders' social media

Both suspects are from the Russian Far East.

They voluntarily enlisted in the Russian Armed Forces upon signing a contract. According to the VCHKOGPU, the suspects had debt problems and could have joined the service to pay off their loans.

Murder of the family

According to the locals and during the interrogation, it was revealed that the motive for the crime was a domestic conflict between two Russian soldiers and the head of the family. "The conflict was caused by a dispute over the sale of alcohol.

According to one version, the soldiers were celebrating the birthday of one of their colleagues and wanted to continue the party, but the store did not want to sell them alcohol, and they had a conflict with the family on this basis," the newspaper reports. Sopov and Rau confessed that they wanted to get even with the men, Eduard and his son Oleksandr, who had allegedly insulted them. According to the detainees, they killed the women and children since they could not recognize the men in the dark.

At the crime scene, shell casings were found, which, according to their characteristic features, belonged to a 5.45x39mm Kalashnikov assault rifle and a 9x39mm Val special rifle.

Firearms casings at the crime scene

In August, the marines of the 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade participated in battles near the village of Novomaiorske and received state awards for their efforts.

Both "heroes" were solemnly awarded by Vladimir Solodov, Governor of the Kamchatka Krai.