The deputy head of the Krasnodar mobilization department was shot dead in the southern Russian city. This is reported, among other things, by the Russian news agency Tass.
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Stanislav Rzhitsky, who was also commanding a Russian Black Sea Fleet submarine, was shot four times while jogging in a park on the morning of 10 July and died at the scene. A criminal case has been opened over the murder, the news agency reported, citing law enforcement officials.
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The Ukrainian military intelligence service also confirmed the incident. It says that Rzhitsky was shot seven times with a Makarov pistol.
Rzhitsky apparently commanded the submarine Krasnodar. According to Ukrainian media reports, the ship was involved in the bombardment of Ukrainian positions with Kalibr cruise missiles last July. (teaspoon)