Vladimir Glebov

Lieutenant-Colonel Vladimir Glebov was a Russian military officer who participated in the First Chechen War. According to the government newspaper "Rossiyskaya Gazeta", Glebov was almost simultaneously decorated with the Hero of the Russian Federation medal and declared a suspected criminal by the Military Prosecutor's Office for "murdering civilians with special cruelty." [citeweb |url=http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=24&issue_id=1957&article_id=18021 |title=ACCUSED CHECHEN WAR CRIMINAL BECOMES RUSSIAN MEDIA HERO. |publisher=The Jamestown Foundation |accessdate=2007-08-18]

A few days after receiving the medal, Glebov was accused of committing war crimes by targeting the Chechen civilian population while leading a Russian Airborne Troops unit (119th Airborne Regiment). The prosecution claimed that Glebov shot dozens of unarmed Chechen men during an unsanctioned military operation in Grozny, and then placed weapons near their bodies in order to fabricate a victory. The case was eventually shelved and Glebov was allowed to retire. [citeweb |url=http://www.1worldcommunication.org/russiancolonel.htm |title=Russian Colonel in Murder Trial |last=Shamborov |first=Boris |accessdate=2005-12-26 |publisher=1world communication]

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* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/november96/morale_11-26.html Nov. 1996 interview with Glebov about low morale in the Russian army] PBS