The "Black Sniper" from Yakutia, whom all Chechens feared
He was only 18 years old. He arrived in burning Grozny from a distant reindeer herding camp, clutching his grandfather's old rifle and an icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. He didn't ask for money or rewards, only for ammunition and water. Volodya Kotov was a young Yakut hunter who became a nightmare for militants and a personal problem for Shamil Basayev.
In this video, you'll learn the story of the legendary volunteer known as the "Black Sniper." How did a young reindeer herder single-handedly outwit the elite Arab mercenary Abu Bakr? Why did General Rokhlin personally shake his hand? And what tragic fate awaited the hero, who couldn't be broken by his enemies, but was destroyed by the betrayal of his own officers. A true story of courage, duty, and meanness.