Jailed former mayor of Vladivostok given early release to fight in Ukraine
The jailed former mayor of Vladivostok, a major port in Russia’s Far East, has been released from prison to fight in the country’s war in Ukraine, his lawyer told Russian media on Saturday. Oleg Gumenyuk, who served as Vladivostok’s mayor from April 2019 to May 2021, had been serving a 12-year prison sentence since being found guilty last year of accepting bribes worth 38 million rubles (€394,000) during his time in office.