Ex-convict who fought for Putin 'goes on rampage and kills six' in Russia before setting their homes on fire after being freed from prison by dictator as a reward for war effort against Ukraine

An ex-convict fighter in Putin’s war went on the rampage with an accomplice killing six after being freed from jail, say law enforcement in Russia.

The bodies of five men and one woman with stab and serious burn wounds were found in two separate houses blitzed by fire in a village in northern Russian region, Karelia.

Igor Sofonov, 38, a hardened criminal, had been recruited to serve in Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.

His alleged accomplice – who had also served jail time for serious crimes -…