Department Head - Major

Unit: Department of Internal Security of the Russian "Kherson Military-Civil Administration"
Formerly an officer in the FSB's Alpha Group

Cargo ID: #1390

English Name: Boris Vladimirovich Kharitonov

Russian Name: Харитонов Борис Владимирович

"During an operational mission to ensure the safety of servicemen of the 35th Army, active officers identified and detained an employee of the Military State Administration for the Kherson region, who had counterfeit documents, foreign weapons and ammunition.

The suspect was taken to the police station in Nova Kakhovka - alive and well. The suspect was handed over to the police in accordance with current legislation. Five hours after the transfer, he was found dead in his cell. As part of the preliminary investigation, the officers confessed to the use of physical force. However, for some reason, they later retracted their words. The police officers reported the loss of the logbook, which recorded the arrival of the suspect alive and well. One of the police officers, who did not recant his testimony, was blown up in a car along with his family."

Date of Birth: July 29, 1967 (age: 55 years)

Date of Death: September 8, 2022 (tortured and beaten to death)

Place of Death: Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast

"Former member of the FSB Spetsnaz Alpha Group, Major Boris Kharitonov, head of the Internal Security Department of the Military-Civilian Administration in Kherson, worked in his post for 2 days, after which he was detained by three counterintelligence officers on September 7, 2022. These officers with call signs Platon, Vostok, and Amur accused him of collaborating with the SBU [Security Service of Ukraine] and tortured him for a whole day at the police station in Nova Kakhovka, where they beat him to death. They used this station frequently to torture and interrogate detainees. "

VF №: 081653

Personal №: CL 081455

Awards:
Order of Courage (x2), 
Medal "For Courage", 
Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 1st Class, 
Badge "Graduation from a Higher Education Institution", 
Others Under Investigation

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