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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Russian ex-submarine commander shot dead while running in park

The Krasnodar submarine being escorted by the Turkish coast guard
The Ukraine army said Rzhitsky was commander of the Krasnodar submarine, which carried out a deadly missile attack on Vinnytsia in July 2022. Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters

A senior Russian draft officer and former submarine commander accused by Ukraine of deadly strikes on its territory has been shot dead while jogging in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar.

Stanislav Rzhitsky, 42, was killed on Monday by an unidentified gunman during a morning run in a park near the Olimp sports centre, local police said.

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