# Vadim Krasikov

> Vadim Nikolayevich Krasikov is a Russian hitman who was sentenced to life imprisonment in Germany for assassinating the Chechen separatist Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in the city of Berlin on 23 August 2019. His case was brought back to international attention during Russia-United States negotiations that culminated in the 2024 Ankara prisoner exchange between Russia and Belarus vis-à-vis NATO. One of the prisoners involved in the exchange for Krasikov, Ilya Yashin, would condemn the fact that he was specifically freed in exchange for him due to Krasikov originally being sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Khangoshvili.

*Russian intelligence agent*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/vadim-krasikov

## Identity
- **Born:** 1965-08-10
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 21.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Vadim Krasikov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadim_Krasikov)
- [Wadim Nikolajewitsch Krassikow](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadim_Nikolajewitsch_Krassikow)
- [Βαντίμ Κράσικοφ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%BC_%CE%9A%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%86)
- [Красіков Вадим Миколайович](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Vadim Krasikov](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadim_Krasikov)
- [Красиков, Вадим Николаевич](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109316727)

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