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- A Russian man has been freed to fight in Ukraine a second time after returning and killing a woman.
- Ivan Rossomakhin, 29, was initially recruited by Wagner while serving a prison sentence for murder.
- He later returned and murdered an 85-year-old woman, before the Russian army recruited him again, a rights group said.
A Russian man convicted of murder and released to fight in Ukraine returned from the front and killed another victim, but has now been freed a second time, according to multiple reports and a legal rights group.
The news comes as independent Russian media outlets circulated a letter announcing the man's release on August 19.