Budekin Vladimir Anatolevich

Budekin Vladimir Anatolevich — Captain, Head of Air-Fire and Tactical Training — Navigator-Operator — military unit 85927 — 121st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of Long-Range Aviation of the Russian Air Force and Aerospace Forces.

According to open registry data, while holding the position of Head of Air-Fire and Tactical Training — Navigator-Operator of the 121st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of Long-Range Aviation of the Russian Air Force and Aerospace Forces, he was responsible for the professional training of crews for the combat use of aviation weapons and personally participated in combat sorties.

There are reasonable grounds to believe that this individual is involved in the direct execution of criminal orders from the first day of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, by performing navigation and launching missiles into Ukrainian territory.

In particular, on May 17, 2022, he participated in a combat sortie during which a missile strike was launched against the "Desna" training center, leading to mass casualties and significant destruction. These actions are an integral part of Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine and simultaneously contain signs of violations of the laws and customs of war.

Furthermore, the individual did not exercise the right to refuse to carry out a clearly criminal order, the obligation not to execute which is stipulated by international law, thus becoming a direct perpetrator and accomplice to the crime.