Vladislav Kanyus, sentenced to 17 years in prison for the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend, was pardoned after fighting in Ukraine. A slew of such cases has Russian social media in an uproar.
Dmitry Zelensky, 41, from Perm, was serving an 11-year sentence for strangling university graduate Tatiana Melekhina, 27, to death before dismembering her body.