“Graced”. Russia, why Putin saves Politkovskaya’s killer

Former Russian investigator Serghei Khadzhikurbanov, convicted of murdering investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006, was pardoned after fighting in Ukraine. His lawyer confirmed this. «As a special forces fighter-said lawyer Alexei Mikhalchik-he was asked to sign a contract to participate in the special military operation. When the contract was signed, it was pardoned by presidential decree.”

Meanwhile, during the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia has lost 313,470 soldiers since the start of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in its update. The number includes 920 Russian soldiers killed in the last day. The army also stated that the
Russia lost 5,362 tanks, 10,086 armored fighting vehicles, 9,973 vehicles and fuel tanks, 7,589 artillery systems, 882 multiple launch rocket systems, 580 air defense systems, 322 aircraft, 324 helicopters, 5,649 drones, 22 ships and a submarine.

Source: IL Tempo

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