Kirill Cheplygin, a resident of Achinsk in Krasnoyarsk who was…
Kirill Cheplygin, a resident of Achinsk in Krasnoyarsk who was sentenced to 19 years for the murder of his former wife and her friend, signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense and left to join the war against Ukraine.
Consensus
- Kyrill Cheplyagin was sentenced to 19 years and two months in prison for the double murder of his ex-wife and her lover.
- The crime occurred in February 2025 when Cheplyagin attacked them with a knife in the entrance of his ex-wife's building and later killed them on the street.
- Cheplyagin attempted suicide after the murders but was saved by relatives.
- He signed a military contract on June 9, 2025.
- On June 9, 2025, the court decision to revoke his parental rights came into force.
- The mother of the murdered woman spoke to the newspaper 'Gorod A' about Cheplyagin's departure for war.
- A petition with over 11,000 signatures was created demanding that he not be allowed to go to war.
Points of divergence
- Cheplyagin had never been a patriot of the country, did not express desire to join the Special Military Operation (SVO), and criticized government decisions — suggesting his motivation for joining the war was solely to avoid punishment. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Cheplyagin requested to go to war during the investigation in order to avoid punishment. — meduza
Coverage (3 sources)
- Man sentenced to 19 years for brutal murder of ex-wife and her friend flees to war; 11,000 demanded he not be released — Meduza
- Murderer of ex-wife from Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk, went to war; 11,000 people demanded he not be released — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Man who killed his ex-wife and her lover out of jealousy signs contract and heads to war in Ukraine — Медиазона