Russian National Guard

Officer of the Russian National Guard Nikita Osnovin accused in absentia of involvement in the murder of a civilian during the occupation of Kherson

The investigation established that on July 25, 2022, Osnovin, as part of a group of 25 armed servicemen, broke into the private residence of a Kherson resident. The man's home was illegally searched, he was beaten, and taken to the torture chamber. The man was abused and held in inhumane conditions in one of the cells, where he died on July 9, 2022