In Yugra, they are considering pardoning a prisoner who fought in Ukraine.

This is perhaps the first official announcement about the public consideration of pardons for former prisoners who fought in Ukraine. The prisoner's petition has already been considered The commission, with the participation of regional ombudsman Natalia Strebkova, stated in the petition that the Yugra resident was imprisoned by a court order and, while serving his sentence, signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense to fight in the war in Ukraine. He was wounded there and is now asking for a pardon.

Pardon commission experts discussed the seriousness of the applicant's crime, his behavior in prison, and his character references. They sent their findings to the governor. The offense and prison sentence were not disclosed.

"The authorized representative for this citizen is working on the issues of terminating the criminal prosecution against him, which was suspended during his participation in the special military operation, reclassifying the grounds for establishing his disability, and providing lump sum payments in the event of injury," the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug ombudsman's press service said.

Last summer, it was reported that Putin personally signs pardon decrees for former prisoners who fought in the war in Ukraine. Olga Romanova, head of the organization "Rus' Sidyashchaya" (Sided Rus'), told NeMoskva that prisoners simply receive a release certificate.

"A pardon these days looks like this: it's a release certificate. And in the 'reason for release' column, where it usually says 'due to expiration of term' or 'due to expiration of term,' it says 'due to presidential decree.' No one has seen these decrees except the pardon certificate," Romanova said.