Vladimir Putin has tapped an unlikely source to suit up for Russia and fight on the frontline in Ukraine .

Former Playboy Russia editor-in-chief Vladimir Lyaporov has been drafted by the deranged despot as tensions and World War III fears escalate across the region, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

Lyaporov, 48, was said to sign a contract with Moscow's defense ministry agreeing to fight in Putin's war, so allegations against him in an embezzlement lawsuit involving two London-based companies were scrapped. Article continues below advertisement

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