Russian serviceman accused of torture of Ukrainian POWs killed in car blast in Tula Oblast
A car carrying a Russian serviceman exploded while driving through the town of Novomoskovsk in Russia’s Tula Oblast on Oct. 2, according to the monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+.
On October 2, a car carrying Russian serviceman Roman Syromyatnikov in Tula Oblast, Russia, exploded, according to the Exilenova+ Telegram channel. The site reported that streets were blocked for an extended period and that Russian security services were present near the vehicle. Later, VChK-OGPU's Telegram channel confirmed Syromyatnikov's death, stating he had been placed on Ukraine's wanted list.
A local media outlet corroborated the serviceman's demise. Myrotvorets, an independent non-governmental database, alleged that Syromyatnikov was accused of torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war at Correctional Colony No. 1 in Tula Oblast. The website described him as possessing "exceptional cruelty and sadism."
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