Russian Ex-Mayor Who Left Prison for Ukraine War Dies From Combat Wounds
Polezhayev had been sentenced to five years in a maximum-security penal colony and fined 36 million rubles before joining Russia’s military, officials said.
- Former Belgorod mayor and deputy governor Konstantin Polezhayev died while serving in Russia's war against Ukraine, according to the Belgorod-based outlet Fonar on September 22.
- Polezhayev signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry shortly before his sentencing in August 2024, when a court convicted him of accepting a large bribe and imposed a five-year prison term.
- Investigators accused him of accepting vehicles worth more than 18 million rubles—about $216,000—for providing favorable treatment to a construction company. The court fined him 36 million rubles—about $400,000—and barred him from government positions for eight years.
- Serving in an Assault Battalion of the Motorized Rifle Regiment, Polezhayev had his criminal proceedings suspended in October 2024 after an appeals court confirmed his military service under contract.
- Earlier, senior official Mikhail Ivanov, linked to Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor, was killed in a Ukrainian strike on temporarily occupied Kyrylivka in the Zaporizhzhia region. Ivanov had previously served in the Russian military.
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Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine has claimed another prominent death: the former mayor of Belgorod, Konstantin Polezhaev, is dead. After a corruption verdict, he had gone to war for the Russian army. Now his death has been confirmed – but the circumstances remain puzzling.
Konstantin Polezaev was hit by a drone.
The former mayor of Belgoroda Konstantin Poljezhaev died in the Kupyan direction as a result of a fatal blow to a rocket shard. The former lieutenant governor of the Belgorod region and ex-Mayor of Belegoroda Konstantin Poljeyev died in the SVO zone, transmitting RT. Tragedy occurred in the Kupyan direction as a result of a missile attack. Sergei Anohin, the lawyer of the deceased, gave details of the incident. "In Poljezheva, a shard was struck…
The former mayor of the Russian city of Belgorod, Konstantin Polezhayev, died in Ukraine, where he was sent by a court in August 2024 as punishment for accepting bribes. The local telegram channel of Fonar TV reported this, citing the politician's relatives.
Ex-Belgorod Mayor Killed in Ukraine After Joining Russian Army Following Prison Sentence
Former Belgorod mayor and former regional deputy governor Konstantin Polezhayev has been killed while serving in Russia’s war against Ukraine, after signing a military contract following his conviction in a multimillion-ruble bribery case.
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