A citizen of Moldova was promised 70 thousand dollars for the attempt on the life of a Russian military man near Engels

Moldovan citizen Nikolai Koch, who was detained for an attempt on the life of a Russian military man near Engels (Saratov region), was promised to pay 70 thousand dollars. His fee was disclosed to Lente.ru by the official representative of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia, Svetlana Petrenko.

According to the Investigative Committee, Kochu agreed to deal with the Russian military in the spring, when he was on the territory of Ukraine. He completed training, after which he went to Russia in transit. From the curator, the foreigner received all the information about the victim, as well as instructions for committing the crime.

On September 3, he drove up on a motorcycle to a private house in the village of Probozhdenie and shot six times at an officer of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). One bullet hit the soldier in the chest, the second in the face. He was immediately hospitalized.