Igor Mangushev, a neo-Nazi captain of the Russian army who was earlier recorded holding a human skull which he claimed to be of a Ukrainian serviceman, was shot at point blank range by unknown individuals and died in hospital, RIA Novosti and Yury Kotenok report citing Mangushev’s friend.
Mangushev’s wife Tatyana Azarevich reported on 5 February that he had suffered a heavy head wound while in the Luhansk region.