Belarusian Sentenced for Killing Russian Judge, Then Cutting Off His Penis and Putting It in the Corpse's Mouth

Sergey Kibalnikov immediately after the murder. Operative photo

A court in Russia's Volgograd region found entrepreneur Sergey Kibalnikov guilty of the brutal murder of federal judge Vasily Vetlugin in the city of Kamyshin and sentenced him to 22 years in a strict-regime penal colony.

According to the case materials, the incident occurred in August 2025 near the courthouse. Kibalnikov used a modified shotgun and shot the judge several times, wounding him in the back. After that, he finished him off with a knife, and finally cut off the judge's genitals and stuck a knife into his eye. In addition, he damaged the victim's car.

The court found the man guilty not only of murder committed with particular cruelty, but also of illegal arms trafficking, modification of firearms, and intentional property damage.

The investigation established that the main motive for the crime was jealousy. The accused's wife worked as a secretary in the same court where the murdered judge served. Kibalnikov suspected that there might have been a personal relationship between them.

Both Sergey Kibalnikov and his wife hailed from Belarus. The man, now 48 years old, was born in Smarhon. After school, he moved to Russia and by the early 2000s already had Russian citizenship and also opened an individual enterprise there.

His wife, Elena Kibalnikova, now 43 years old, is originally from Gomel. She moved to Russia after school and received her education in Moscow. For some time, she worked at her husband's transport company. In recent years, she worked as a secretary in the same court where the murdered judge served.

According to investigative bodies, there had been prior court interactions between Kibalnikov and the judge: in 2019, Vetlugin heard a civil case involving the entrepreneur and ruled in his favor.

During the trial, the prosecutor requested a sentence of 23 years imprisonment, while the defense insisted on mitigating the crime's qualification and, accordingly, a lighter sentence. The judge almost satisfied the prosecutor's demand, sentencing him to 22 years.

In addition to imprisonment, the court ordered Sergey Kibalnikov to pay moral compensation to the victim's family, cover funeral expenses, and car repair costs. Furthermore, he was fined 120,000 Russian rubles (about $1600) and given one and a half years of freedom restriction after his release from the colony.

While awaiting the verdict, Kibalnikov stated his intention to sign a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense and go to fight on the front in Ukraine.

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