A member of the notorious Russian Wagner Group has been killed fighting in Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian media have confirmed. Vladimir Andonov, 44 -also known as "The Executioner" for his brutality in previous wars he served in Libya and Syria- was shot dead by a Ukrainian sniper in Kharkiv, Russian media says. Andonovo was allegedly engaged in massacres carried out during Russia's first invasion of Ukraine in 2014. The Wagner mercenary was born in a small Russian hamlet near the Mongolian border and served in the Russian army from 1997 until 2005. Over the next several years, he fought in the ranks of the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group in Libya and Syria.

Source: Libya Observer June 08, 2022 17:19 UTC