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Russian officer killed in suspected assassination in Crimea, governor says

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Russian officer killed in suspected assassination in Crimea, governor says MOSCOW, Aug 13 (Reuters) - A Russian military officer was killed on Thursday in what authorities described as an assassination in Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-annexed Crimea, regional governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said.

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    Russian officer killed in suspected assassination in Crimea, governor says MOSCOW, Aug 13 (Reuters) - A Russian military officer was killed on Thursday in what authorities described as an assassination in Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-annexed Crimea, regional governor M…

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