In the Sverdlovsk region, Viktor Petrichenko was sentenced for the murder of seven people, including two children, committed in 1993, and received a sentence of 14 years and 11 months in a strict regime colony.

In the Sverdlovsk region, Viktor Petrichenko was sentenced for the murder of seven people, including two children, committed in 1993, and received a sentence of 14 years and 11 months in a strict regime colony.

@meduzalive 25 Feb 2026, 08:21

Viktor Petrichenko, convicted of murdering seven people in 1992, has been sentenced to 14 years and 11 months in a strict regime colony, which is the maximum penalty under the Soviet criminal code.

@ostorozhno_novosti 25 Feb 2026, 06:00