Oleg Naumov
| Oleg Naumov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Killings | |
| Victims | 7 |
Span of killings | 1998– |
| Location(s) | Pobedino, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia |
Date apprehended | 26 January 1998 |
Oleg Naumov (Russian: Oлег Наумов; born 1977) is a Russian mass murderer, convicted for the killing of 7 people on 26 January 1998, in Sakhalin Oblast.
Background
Oleg Naumov was born in 1977, and was serving as a private in the Russian Army, having been conscripted into the military a year before the attack. He was stationed at a military base located in Pobedino, a village on the island of Sakhalin in the Russian Far East region. Naumov had a criminal record and a history of drug abuse from as early as 13-years-old, which was unknown to his commanders at the time.[1]
Attack
On 26 January 1998, while serving on guard duty, Naumov attacked another soldier at random with an axe before grabbing his automatic rifle, when he then shot dead another soldier on guard duty and his commander, before shooting eight more soldiers in the base cafeteria and in a restroom, killing five of them.[2]
Arrest and conviction
Naumov fled the base but was detained a few hours later while hiding in a nearby village, and was hospitalized where he was put under heavy sedation. During his interrogation about the crimes at the base, Naumov claimed that he had been high off of acetone vapors, and did not recollect committing the killings.
Private Naumov was sentenced by the Far East region military court to life imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony.