An election official was killed by a car bomb in the Russian-controlled city of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine.
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Moscow said Wednesday that an election official had been killed by a car bomb in the Russian-controlled city of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine.
A number of Russian-installed officials have been targeted in apparent assassination attempts since Moscow launched its full-scale military operation in Ukraine two years ago.
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A woman who was helping the Russian government organize elections in occupied Berdiansk was killed in an apparent car bombing. The woman, Olena Ilina, a local member of the Russian occupation's election commission, died of her injuries in the hospital after an explosive device allegedly went off when she got into her car.
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