RUSSIA’S best sniper who “killed dozens” of Ukrainians has been exposed as a fraudster in a huge military corruption scandal.
Nicknamed “the Executioner”, he has been accused of claiming payouts for sham injuries.
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He and his comrades reportedly staged injuries in order to be celebrated as war heroes – and claim state compensation.
Russian media once applauded Lieutenant Colonel Konstantin Frolov, 38, for being “commander of Russia’s “most effective sniper group”.
He claimed to have been wounded seven times in the war against Ukraine.
And his country upheld him as an exceptional soldier willing to risk everything on the front line.
But now it’s revealed that the “combat wounds” were self-inflicted and sometimes carried out by fellow soldiers, who “avoided vital organs”.
The quack sniper initially denied the charges, but then he confessed – and took 30 comrades down with him.
A major military corruption scandal was exposed, where 30 servicemen had claimed £1.7million in payouts for bogus injuries.
They all shot each other to inflect non-fatal wounds and win medals for valour.
Frolov is also suspected of completely pretending to lead a sniper unit.
He possibly even faked adopting a girl he rescued from shelling.
Before he was detained, Russian state TV hailed him as “the senior sniper in one of the Airborne Forces units”.
Photos showed him wearing multiple medals and insignia.
But now the father-of-three has been stripped of all the honours and detained.
He faces charges of large-scale fraud, bribery and illegal possession of weapons and explosives.
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Russia state TV said: “He has just returned from Avdiivka, where he was wounded for the seventh time.
“A shrapnel fragment flew under his bulletproof vest, barely missing his heart.
“He refused rehabilitation and leave and returned to duty.
The colonel said: “How can I walk around my hometown when people are fighting here and I’m there?
“My guys are here, my group is here. I can’t do that.”
The TV report had claimed he was “one of the most effective snipers in the war zone”.
