Former Vladivostok Mayor Oleg Gumenyuk, who was serving a prison sentence for bribery charges, reportedly signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry and has joined the fight in Ukraine.
This information was reported by Kommersant and RIA Novosti, which cited sources familiar with the situation.
A photograph published by local media purportedly shows Gumenyuk in military uniform, armed and surrounded by other servicemen. Gumenyuk was the mayor of Vladivostok from April 2019 to May 2021.
In January 2023, he was found guilty of bribery and initially sentenced to over
