[6][7] Krasikov allegedly maintained close contact with veterans of the former FSB special forces group Vympel.

[1][9] After stalking[c] and shooting Khangoshvili in Kleiner Tiergarten Park, Krasikov threw his bicycle, pistol, and a bag containing his disguise into the Spree River.

German prosecutors indicated that Krasikov worked for the Russian Federal Security Service, who gave him a false identity, a passport, and the resources for the assassination.

[13][21][22][23] From 12 December 1989 until 27 January 2004, Krasikov was married to Tatyana Ivanovna (née Paramonova) Krasikova (Russian: Татьяна Ивановна Парамонова; born 1966, Tygda, Magdagachinsky District, Amur Oblast).

[8] Krasikov married his second wife Ekaterina Aleksandrovna (née Lycheva) Krasikova (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Лычева; born 1985, Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR) in 2010.