One of Boris Nemtsov’s killers granted early release to fight in Ukraine
Temirlan Eskerkhanov. Photo: social media One of the assassins convicted of murdering Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, Temirlan Eskerkhanov, has been granted early release from prison after signing a contract with Russia’s Defence Ministry to fight in Ukraine, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported on Friday. “Eskerkhanov signed a contract with the Defence Ministry, was pardoned, after which he was released from his penal colony.