Former deputy of Russia's Krasnoyarsk Krai, Aleksandr Khakonov, has died in the war with Ukraine.
Modern.az reports, citing local media, that although he was found guilty of killing his wife, he was released from pre-trial detention after signing a contract with the "Wagner" private military company.
The former deputy of Krasnoyarsk Krai from the Russian Liberal Democratic Party had been sentenced to 8 years in prison in the summer of 2022 for the murder of his wife.