Major Oleg Stegachyov, commander of a Tu-95 strategic bomber crew, was shot in the Russian city of Engels. Ukrainian intelligence is verifying whether he survived the gunshot wounds.
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Major Oleg Stegachyov was shot in Engels
Stegachyov served at military unit 06987 at Engels air base
Stegachyov was directly involved in missile attacks on Ukrainian civil infrastructure
Stegachyov's survival status is unconfirmed
Major Oleg Stegachev was shot in the Russian city of Engels, born 23.06.1983, stationed at the Engels air base and involved in missile strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
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