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Decorated Russian Commander Behind Mariupol Strikes Dies in Stavropol Blast

Investigators suspect a homemade explosive device in the suicide attack that killed Stavropol deputy governor Zaur Gurtsiev.

A picture taken on October 28, 2022 shows the Russian-controlled Azov Sea port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine.
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Overview

  • The Stavropol blast killed 29-year-old Zaur Gurtsiev and 29-year-old Nikita Penkov after a homemade device detonated in a darkened street.
  • Gurtsiev was a ‘Time of Heroes’ veteran who led Russia’s Mariupol air assault and served as deputy governor of Stavropol.
  • Regional authorities have opened murder and illegal-explosives cases and are exploring possible Ukrainian-linked involvement in the attack.
  • Russian drones struck Kharkiv’s trolleybus depot, damaging at least 38 trolleybuses, over 30 residential buildings and injuring two civilians.
  • President Zelensky warned that civilian targeting will continue without stronger international pressure as Germany lifts range restrictions on weapons supplied to Ukraine.