Ukrainian military intelligence revealed how Russian submarine commander Stanislav Rzytki was killed and mortally wounded in the Russian city of Krasnodar in the south of the country, CNN and News.ro report.

The TASS agency reported on Monday that Stanislav Rzytki was shot dead earlier in the day by an “unknown person” and that “the motive for the crime is being investigated.” TASS, the most famous news agency of the Russian state, reported a day ago that “the suspects have been identified.”

On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Military Intelligence (UMI) revealed how the murder happened, but did not say it was an attempt.

According to the GUR post in the Telegram channel, the Russian commander “was running in the park of the 30th anniversary of Victory” in Krasnodar. Around 6:00 a.m. (local time) he received seven shots from Makarov’s gun.”

“As a result of gunshot wounds, Rzycki died in the hospital,” the intelligence led by General Kyryll Budanov also reported, adding that “due to the heavy rain, the park was deserted, so there are no witnesses who would provide details or recognize his identity.” attacker”.

Stanislav Ritskyi was the commander of the Russian Kilo-class submarine of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which can fire Kalibr cruise missiles, the Ukrainian Post and Russian media reported.

Missile attacks from submarines were one of the most destructive attacks on Ukrainian cities.

A year ago, such an attack on the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia in the center of the country resulted in dozens of deaths, including three children. According to unconfirmed information circulating on Russian Telegram channels, the corresponding attack was carried out by Commander Rzytsky.

Two Russian commanders were killed within days

Also on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials announced the killing of another high-ranking Russian commander, Lieutenant General Oleg Tsokov, near the occupied city of Berdyansk in the south of the Zaporizhia region.

“It was found out that today in the Berdyansk region, Russian Lieutenant General Tsokov Oleg Yuriyovych was killed,” said Petro Andryushchenko, adviser to the Ukrainian mayor of Mariupol Vadym Boychenko, who is in exile.

Andryushchenko said that Chukov was the target of Ukrainian shelling earlier, in September 2022, when he was only wounded. Now the death of the Russian commander is “complete”, Andryushchenko added.

Another Ukrainian official, People’s Deputy Yury Misyagin also commented on the commander’s death.

“On July 11, 2023, in the south, in the area of ​​occupied Berdyansk, Russian Lieutenant General Oleg Yuriyovich Tsokov died. The British Storm Shadow missile arrived specifically for a visit,” he added, without elaborating.

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