Explosion kills Russian serviceman in occupied Sevastopol. Unconfirmed reports identify the victim as a former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia.
A bomb explosion killed a Russian serviceman in occupied Sevastopol. The regional branch of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had detained a Russian citizen born in 1994 on suspicion of carrying out the attack, allegedly acting on the orders of Ukrainian intelligence services. The FSB did not name either the serviceman killed or the person detained.
A bomb detonated in Sevastopol, killing a Russian serviceman and injuring his companion. The Federal Security Service detained a Russian citizen, believed to have acted on Ukrainian intelligence's orders. The explosion occurred near a bench on Stoletovsky Prospekt. Witnesses stated the victim was ascending stairs with a friend when the blast occurred.
The victim's identity has not been officially confirmed, but speculation points to Robert Shageev, a former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia. Ukrainian authorities have charged him with treason, accusing him of participating in the ongoing war.
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