Russian colonel Yuri Budanov who was convicted for Chechen murder shot dead in Moscow on June 10,2011.Pictured: April 22,2003.Rostov on Don,Russia. Russian Army Colonel Yuri Budanov during the trial hearings in Rostov on Don city court. Yuri Budanov - colonel of russian army was charged in the kidnapping and murdering of Kheda (Elza) Kungaeva, 18 years old Chechnian girl. Some russians want to portray him as a patriot in an unpopular war, while Chechens have viewed his prosecution as a test of whether federal authorities are capable of upholding the rule of law in their country.