An improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in occupied Sevastopol reportedly killed Russian Captain 1st Rank Robert Shageev on August 13.
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An IED explosion in occupied Sevastopol reportedly killed Russian Captain 1st Rank Robert Shageev.
Captain Shageev reportedly served as commander of the Zaporizhzhia submarine before defecting to Russia and serving as deputy commander of the Russian 4th Separate Submarine Brigade.
Russian officials confirmed the death of an individual serving in the Russian Ministry of Defense but not his identity.
The regional branch of Russia's Federal Security Service announced the detention of a Russian citizen born in 1994 on suspicion of carrying out the attack.
Russian media reported that a bomb hidden inside a trash can killed a Russian serviceman in Sevastopol on Aug. 13.
Russia's Federal Security Service confirmed the deceased was a member of the military.
The pro-Kremlin Mash Telegram channel reported the device was placed in a trash can and killed the man instantly.
Unconfirmed reports suggest the deceased was Robert Shageev, a former Ukrainian Navy officer who defected to Russia.
Russia's Federal Security Service confirmed that the victim was a Russian defense ministry serviceman and that a Russian woman born in 1994 had been detained on suspicion of involvement.
The FSB alleged that the detained woman acted on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence.
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