Soldier ‘admits’ involvement in Nemtsov shooting

Russian news agencies said yesterday that one of the suspects in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has admitted involvement in the crime.

Judge Nataliya Mushnikova said Zaur Dadaev made a statement confirming his guilt, according to the reports, which did not specify his alleged actions.

Dadaev is among five suspects detained in the February 27 killing, when Nemtsov was shot while walking on a bridge near the Kremlin.