{"id":2148906,"date":"2024-01-14T17:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T22:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convicted-former-russian-mayor-shortens-his-jail-term-by-pledging-to-fight-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T17:25:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T22:25:38","slug":"convicted-former-russian-mayor-shortens-his-jail-term-by-pledging-to-fight-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convicted-former-russian-mayor-shortens-his-jail-term-by-pledging-to-fight-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Russian Mayor Cuts Jail Time by Vowing to Battle in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconvicted-former-russian-mayor-shortens-his-jail-term-by-pledging-to-fight-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2148906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">KYIV, UKRAINE \u2062\u2013 JANUARY 22: Civilian participants in a Kyiv \u200bTerritorial Defense\u2062 unit train on a Saturday in a\u2062 forest on January 22,\u200c 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Across Ukraine\u200d thousands of civilians are participating in such groups to receive basic\u200b combat \u2064training and\u200c in time of war would be under direct command\u200b of the Ukrainian military. (Photo by Sean\u200c Gallup\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>1:20 PM \u2013 Sunday, January 14, 2024<\/p>\n<p>A\u2063 former Russian mayor\u2063 who was found guilty of bribery had his\u2064 prison sentence \u200cshortened after\u2062 agreeing to fight alongside the nation\u2019s\u2064 military \u2063in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, local media reported that Oleg Gumenyuk, a former Russian mayor, \u2064had his prison sentence shortened after signing an \u200dagreement to fight with Russia\u2019s military in \u2064Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Gumenyuk served as mayor of Vladivostok, a far-eastern city\u200b and cultural center, from 2018\u200b to 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Gumenyuk was found guilty of accepting bribes totaling 38 million roubles, or roughly \u2063$432,000, and \u2064was given a 12-year prison sentence as a result.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to his lawyer \u200bAndrei Kitaev, Gumenyuk was freed after consenting to fight and carry weapons as part of his nation\u2019s military campaign in Ukraine, \u2063which began almost two years ago,\u200c as reported\u200b by the Russian news agency <em>Kommersant<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Kitaev stated that \u2064although it was unclear where the former mayor was located, he had been \u200ctold to report to his military unit on December 22<sup>nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAccording to an order issued to Gumenyuk, \u200che was supposed to report to his military unit \u2063on December \u206322<sup>nd<\/sup>,\u201d <em>Kommersant <\/em>cited Gumenyuk\u2019s lawyer as saying.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Photos that have been making the rounds on social media \u200bfeature a man who\u200c resembles Gumenyuk with a firearm and surrounded by other service members.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MORE\u200c AND MORE CRIMINALS IN UKRAINE<br \/>Former Vladivostok \u200dmayor \u200cOleg Gumenyuk, convicted of bribery, left the colony for &#8220;SVO&#8221;<br \/>The former head\u200d of\u200d the capital of Primorye Oleg Gumenyuk, instead of serving his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convicted-former-mayor-of-russia-shortens-his-jail-term-by-pledging-to-fight-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Ex-Mayor of Russia reduces jail time by vowing to combat in Ukraine\">court-ordered sentence<\/a> in a colony for bribery, went\u2064 on a so-called \u201cspecial\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MxArHtwIUa\">pic.twitter.com\/MxArHtwIUa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 paolo\u200d rel (@paolobucci18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paolobucci18\/status\/1746443656372916567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oleg Gumenyuk, the former mayor of Russia&#8217;s Vladivostok, has recruited to fight \u200cin Ukraine \u2062and \u200cgone to the front after being\u200c sentenced to\u200b 12 years \u2062in prison on corruption charges,\u2062 Russian media said. Gumenyuk \u2064was jailed for taking bribes worth 38 million rubles.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Russia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Russia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hs1uKyQNkC\">pic.twitter.com\/Hs1uKyQNkC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bnz\u200c English (@BnzEnglish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BnzEnglish\/status\/1746560802981818486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In an unprecedented effort to resupply its forces \u2062in Ukraine, Russia has deployed thousands of inmates straight out of \u2063the nation\u2019s prisons. Prisoners who volunteer to serve six months on the front lines are \u2064released after they return.<\/p>\n<p>With the promise of clemency for those who survive their deployments \u2063at\u2064 the front, tens of thousands of Russian prisoners\u2063 voluntarily served in \u2063Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have previously utilized this strategy. During World War II, the Soviet Union used \u201cprisoner battalions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts\u200d directly to your inbox\u200c for \u2062free. Subscribe here.\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Biden \u2064Administration \u2062bombs\u2062 the Houthis,\u2063 Hunter Biden changes\u2063 his tune to Congress and Senator Rand Paul says \u201cNever Nikki.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Police arrest three people \u200bin the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-officer-for-johns-hopkins-emails-staff-and-labels-whites-males-christians-cisgenders-and-middle-class-as-privileged\/\" title=\"Johns Hopkins DEI Officer emails staff, identifies certain groups as 'privileged\">complex murder \u200cmystery case involving<\/a> four, now dead, family members.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The economy figures to \u2062be a key factor for voters when deciding who to support in 2024. One \u200bbusiness insider says every candidate except 45th President Donald Trump is \u2062missing a key detail. \u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>West Virginia\u200c congressional candidate Derrick Evans says his arrest and imprisonment for walking through the Capitol on January 6th\u200d is \u200conly one reason\u2063 he is seeking to represent\u200d the first district in the U.S. House.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google is \u200cset to\u200d go before a federal\u200b jury in\u200b Boston on Tuesday over accusations \u2064that its\u200b processors infringe a computer scientist\u2019s \u2063patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI and its \u2064financial backer Microsoft were\u200d sued \u2062in Manhattan federal court by a pair of nonfiction authors who say the companies misused their \u2064work to train the AI models behind AI-based services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SpaceX sued a U.S. labor \u200cboard to \u2064block its case accusing\u2063 the \u2063company of\u200c illegally firing employees calling CEO Elon Musk \u201ca distraction\u2063 and embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>ChatGPT was well on its\u200d way to \u200cbecoming a household name even before 2023 kicked off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200brnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How is Russia utilizing \u200dprisoners in its military campaign in Ukraine,\u200b and what incentives are being offered \u2063to those who\u2063 participate?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cFormer Russian \u2064Mayor Shortens Prison Sentence by Joining Military in Ukraine<\/p>\n<p>Oleg Gumenyuk, a former mayor in Russia, had his\u2064 prison sentence shortened after making an agreement to fight alongside the country&#8217;s military in Ukraine. The decision comes\u200d after Gumenyuk was found guilty\u2064 of accepting\u2062 bribes totaling 38 \u200dmillion roubles, approximately $432,000, and \u2062was originally sentenced \u200cto 12 years\u200b in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Gumenyuk, who served as mayor of Vladivostok from 2018 to 2021, was released from prison after agreeing to fight and carry weapons as \u200dpart of \u2062Russia&#8217;s military campaign in Ukraine. This campaign has \u2064been ongoing for nearly\u2062 two years. Although it was not clear where Gumenyuk was located, his lawyer Andrei Kitaev stated that\u200c he had been instructed to report to his military unit on December 22nd.<\/p>\n<p>Photos circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-detention-for-alleged-proud-boy-whose-lawyer-blames-trump-for-capitol-incident\/\" title=\"Judge Orders Detention for Alleged Proud Boy Whose Lawyer Blames Trump for Capitol Incident\">social media show<\/a> a man resembling Gumenyuk carrying a firearm\u200d and surrounded by other service members. This development\u200c is part of an unprecedented\u2063 effort by Russia to resupply its \u2064forces in Ukraine, with\u2064 thousands of inmates being deployed\u2064 directly from\u200b prisons. Prisoners who \u2064volunteer to serve six months\u200d on the front lines \u200dare released after\u200d their \u2062return, with the \u200bpromise of \u200cclemency for those who survive.<\/p>\n<p>This strategy of utilizing prisoners in military campaigns is not new. During World War II, the Soviet Union also employed &#8220;prisoner battalions.&#8221; By tapping into their prison population, Russia\u2064 is able to bolster its military strength in Ukraine and potentially free up more resources for other operations.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to shorten Gumenyuk&#8217;s sentence \u200bin exchange for\u200c military service raises questions about the motivations behind such actions. It also underscores\u2062 the complexities \u200bof the \u200bconflict in\u2062 Ukraine and the involvement of various actors,\u2062 including former criminals. This development serves as a reminder of the ongoing \u2063tensions between Russia and Ukraine and \u200cthe\u2062 lasting \u2062impact it has on individuals and communities.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the case of Oleg Gumenyuk \u2064highlights the unique circumstances of the conflict\u200d in Ukraine and the tactics employed by nations involved in \u200bthe conflict. As the \u200bsituation continues to evolve, it is essential to closely monitor the actions and decisions made by\u2062 all parties involved\u2063 in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the conflict and its consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 22, 2022, civilian members of a Kyiv Territorial Defense unit undergo combat training in a forest. 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