The 'ordinary' woman accused of assassinating a Russian commander in Crimea
Ukraine War,Russia,Eastern Europe,Investigative Journalism,Europe,Terrorism,Assassination
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It was just after dawn in Sevastopol when a powerful explosion tore through a quiet square in a residential district of the Russian-occupied Crimean port city.
Hidden inside a rubbish bin, a bomb containing the equivalent of about 500g of TNT detonated on 13 August as Robert Shageev, the deputy commander of a Russian Black Sea fleet submarine brigade, walked past in naval uniform. He was killed on the spot.
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