Russian convicted over journalist’s death wins pardon after serving in Ukraine

Sergei Khadzhikurbanov in court in Moscow, Russia, in May 2014 (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

A man convicted over the 2006 killing of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya received a presidential pardon after he did a stint fighting in Ukraine, his lawyer has said.

Sergei Khadzhikurbanov was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2014 for his role as an accomplice in the killing of Ms Politkovskaya, 48.