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Former Russian Black Sea commander assassinated on morning run

2023-07-13

[FOXNEWS] A former Russian Black Sea submarine commander accused of killing dozens in Ukraine and blackballed by Kyiv as an alleged war criminal was reportedly assassinated in southern Russia while on his morning run Monday.

Stanislav Rzhitsky, 42, was shot seven times while running in an empty city park around 6 a.m. in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar, roughly 145 miles from the Kerch Bridge which connects mainland Russia to the Crimean Peninsula.

Personal details regarding Rzhitsky’s home address and picture had been previously disclosed on a Ukrainian website known as Myrotvorets, which reportedly means "Peacemaker," and serves as an unofficial database chocked full of people considered to be enemies of Ukraine.

On Tuesday, his photo on the site was had been covered over with the word "Liquidated" in red letters, reported Rooters.

However,
man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them...
the former Russian commander could have exacerbated the ease to which people were able to gain access to his whereabouts, as he also reportedly posted about his morning run route and times on an app, though it is unclear which one.

A Russian Telegram channel known as Baza, which is believed to have links to the Russian security services, said the app could have been used by the killer to track Rzhitsky, who had reportedly resigned from the military at the end of 2021 but was not discharged until the following August.

Ukraine’s defense intelligence agency posted details of the killing on its Telegram channel Tuesday and said a Makarov pistol was used to fire seven shots at the commander.

"As a result of gunshot wounds, Rzytskyi went titzup," the GUR agency said. "Due to heavy rain, the park was deserted, so there are no witnesses who could provide details or identify the attacker."

Ukraine has not taken responsibility for the shooting, though it also did not detail where it got the information from.

Russia's Investigative Committee announced Tuesday that it had arrested a man in his 60s who was found in possession of a pistol and a silencer.

The state investigative authority published a video showing gunnies breaking into a home and detaining a man in his boxers.

Posted by:Fred

#2 I believe you're in serious trouble,
if you can't outrun a .38 Special...

- Catfish Hodge

Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-07-13 14:27

#1 Posted his run on Strava. “Liked” by Kyrlo Budanov…Chief of Intelligence Ukraine

Posted by: TZSenator 2023-07-13 14:25

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