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An improvised explosive device detonated in a car on Kolpinskoye Highway in St. Petersburg, killing a lieutenant colonel and injuring his wife; the blast occurred near a Magnit store as they were leaving their home, with authorities launching an investigation.
A senior Ukrainian military officer, Colonel Roman Chervinsky, allegedly coordinated the sabotage attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, according to anonymous Ukrainian and European officials. Chervinsky, who had intelligence ties and served in Ukraine's Special Operations Forces, reportedly managed logistics and support for a team that placed explosive charges on the pipelines using a sailboat and deep-sea diving equipment. The incident damaged Russia's ability to sell natural gas to Western Europe and fueled a surge in energy prices. Investigations into the sabotage are being conducted by Denmark, Germany, and Sweden.
A former Russian submarine officer, Stanislav Rzhitsky, who appeared on a Ukrainian blacklist of alleged war criminals, was shot dead while jogging in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. Rzhitsky's personal details had appeared on the Ukrainian website Myrotvorets, which lists people considered enemies of Ukraine. Russian investigators have arrested a suspect in his early 60s who was found in possession of a pistol and silencer. This incident follows the assassinations of two other pro-war Russian figures listed on the Myrotvorets database.