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Trash can bomb kills Russian serviceman in occupied Crimea's Sevastopol
The Kyiv Independent • • world
Key Points:
- A bomb concealed in a trash can killed a Russian serviceman in Sevastopol, Crimea, as confirmed by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on August 13.
- The deceased is reportedly Robert Shageev, a former Ukrainian Navy officer who defected to Russia after Crimea's annexation in 2014, though this remains unconfirmed.
- Explosions targeting Russian military personnel and collaborators are frequent in Russian-occupied Ukrainian cities, reflecting active partisan resistance.
- Similar attacks have occurred inside Russia, including a recent assassination attempt on Russian Aerospace Forces Commander Alexander Chayko in Moscow.
- The suspect in a July attack on a Ukrainian brigade commander was allegedly recruited by Russian intelligence, which impersonated Ukraine's Security Service to manipulate the attacker.
