The Russian-installed commandant of a southern Ukrainian city was badly injured in a blast on Tuesday, a local official said, the latest in a series of apparent assassination attempts in occupied areas of southern Ukraine.
Vladimir Rogov, an official in the Russian-backed administration of the Zaporizhzhia region, initially told Reuters and two Russian agencies that Berdiansk head Artyom Bardin had died, and blamed the Ukrainian government.
Rogov later posted a message online saying Bardin was fighting for his life after suffering major blood loss and losing a leg.
