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Ukrainian Main Military Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) agents assassinated three Russian servicemembers near Tambukan, Stavropol Krai on September 27, including a Rosgvardia lieutenant colonel commanding the elite Avangard Unit.

Tambukan, Stavropol Krai
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GUR assassinated 3 Russian servicemembers including Rosgvardia lieutenant colonel

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

A Russian National Guard senior officer and two other service members were killed in a Ukrainian intelligence operation in the North Caucasus on Sept. 27

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The lieutenant colonel, his aide, and a driver were killed near the village of Tambukan in Russia's Stavropol Krai while traveling to a training ground

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

The operation was carried out with the support of a group called the 'Caucasus Liberation Movement'

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian intelligence, together with the Caucasus Liberation Movement, killed a Rosgvardiya lieutenant colonel who headed a group of the 'Avangard' special forces near the village of Tambukan in Stavropol Krai. His assistant and driver were also killed.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.415Z

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