Russian naval commander, 51, who helped Mariupol siege shot dead, Ukraine says

A deputy commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has been shot dead, Ukrainian officials say.

First rank captain Andrey Paliy, 51, is the only senior naval officer allegedly killed in the war in Ukraine, although Kyiv claims to have slain five army generals.

This came as Russia claimed to have hit a training facility for foreign fighters killing more than 100 special forces personnel and non-Ukrainian mercenaries.