Vagan Safarjan

Vagan Safarjan is a 64-year-old man from Astrakhan, Russia, who was recently reported to have been released from custody while awaiting trial for double murder, only to be sent to fight in Ukraine as part of a military unit. His criminal history includes a conviction for strangling two women during a robbery in 1998, and he had previously served an 18-year sentence for another murder.