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strikeAug 13, 2026

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

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

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

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