A lieutenant colonel with the call sign "executioner" received 21 years of a strict regime for organizing archers at the front - for rewards and payments 18+. This material (information) is produced, distributed and (or) sent by a foreign agent of the Internet publication "NOVAYA GAZETA" or relates to the activities of a foreign agent of the online publication "NOVAYA GAZETA". On October 27, the St. Petersburg Garrison Military Court sentenced the former head of the special operations group of the 83rd Separate Air Assault Division, Konstantin "The Executioner" Frolov, Kommersant writes. The court confirmed that the MP, together with his colleagues, began to organize fictitious wounds in the area of ​​the Northern Military District. The soldiers shot at each other in an attempt not to damage vital organs, and also implanted fragments of ammunition under the skin. They recorded these "injuries" as combat injuries, receiving compensation, vacations and awards. Frolov and his colleagues also filmed staged videos of their "exploitation", which were then shown on Russian television. In one of these shots, a lieutenant colonel was seriously injured: a grenade he threw into the trench bounced off the wall and exploded under his feet. In total, at least 35 military personnel are involved in the investigation. According to investigators, program participants illegally received more than 200 million rubles from the budget. The court stripped Frolov himself of his title and four orders of courage. "Novaya"* wrote about a large-scale fraud in the 83rd Air Assault Division in August 2025. Initially, Frolov pleaded guilty and testified against his commander, Artem Gudilov. However, the "hangman" later refused to testify. He connected his prosecution with the case of his father, former Deputy General Director of Roscosmos Oleg Frolov, who is accused of corruption. *The Russian authorities consider him a "foreign agent".

A lieutenant colonel with the call sign "executioner" received 21 years of a strict regime for organizing archers at the front - for rewards and payments 18+. This material (information) is produced, distributed and (or) sent by a foreign agent of the Internet publication "NOVAYA GAZETA" or relates to the activities of a foreign agent of the online publication "NOVAYA GAZETA". On October 27, the St. Petersburg Garrison Military Court sentenced the former head of the special operations group of the 83rd Separate Air Assault Division, Konstantin "The Executioner" Frolov, Kommersant writes. The court confirmed that the MP, together with his colleagues, began to organize fictitious wounds in the area of ​​the Northern Military District. The soldiers shot at each other in an attempt not to damage vital organs, and also implanted fragments of ammunition under the skin. They recorded these "injuries" as combat injuries, receiving compensation, vacations and awards. Frolov and his colleagues also filmed staged videos of their "exploitation", which were then shown on Russian television. In one of these shots, a lieutenant colonel was seriously injured: a grenade he threw into the trench bounced off the wall and exploded under his feet. In total, at least 35 military personnel are involved in the investigation. According to investigators, program participants illegally received more than 200 million rubles from the budget. The court stripped Frolov himself of his title and four orders of courage. "Novaya"* wrote about a large-scale fraud in the 83rd Air Assault Division in August 2025. Initially, Frolov pleaded guilty and testified against his commander, Artem Gudilov. However, the "hangman" later refused to testify. He connected his prosecution with the case of his father, former Deputy General Director of Roscosmos Oleg Frolov, who is accused of corruption. *The Russian authorities consider him a "foreign agent".