Russian Navy officer who defected from Ukraine killed by hidden bin bomb in Crimea, officials say

Russian official says suspect was acting ‘on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence agencies’. Kyiv has not publicly commented on the attack

A bomb attack in Crimea has reportedly killed a former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia in 2014 when Moscow annexed the peninsula.

Crimea bomb attack reportedly kills former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia  CNN

Media reports named the dead man as a Ukrainian navy defector who went on to command a Kalibr missile submarine for Moscow's Black Sea Fleet.

Russian reports identified the victim as Robert Shageev, a former Ukrainian naval officer who joined Russia after its 2014 occupation of Crimea.

Bomb kills Russian military officer in Crimea; reports name him as defector from Ukraine  Reuters

Telegram channels identified the victim as Captain First Rank Robert Shageyev, who defected to Russia during the 2014 annexation of Crimea.

Telegram channels identified the victim as Captain First Rank Robert Shageyev, who defected to Russia during the 2014 annexation of Crimea.

MOSCOW, Aug 13 - A Russian military officer was killed in a bomb attack on Thursday in Russian-annexed Crimea, and a woman was arrested on suspicion of assassinating him on behalf of Ukrainian special services, the regional governor said.

Trash can bomb kills Russian serviceman in occupied Crimea's Sevastopol  The Kyiv Independent

A local resident died in an explosion in occupied Sevastopol, according to Mash and Baza, Telegram channels close to Russian security services.