Ukrainian Car Bomb Kills Top Russian Naval Commander in Crimea

Valery Trankovsky, accused of ordering attacks on civilians, was targeted in a Ukrainian operation in Sevastopol.

Valery Trankovsky, chief of staff of Russia's 41st missile boat brigade, was killed in a car bombing in Sevastopol, Crimea.
The Security Service of Ukraine claimed responsibility, describing Trankovsky as a 'war criminal' for missile strikes on civilian targets.
The explosion, caused by an improvised explosive device placed under his car, resulted in Trankovsky's death from blood loss.
Russia's Investigative Committee has opened a terrorism investigation into the attack, which it confirmed involved a serviceman's death.
This incident is part of a series of targeted attacks by Ukraine on Russian military figures and pro-Kremlin officials in occupied territories.