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Car Bomb Kills Military Officer in St. Petersburg
Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case as the suspect reportedly fled through Turkey to Moldova after the blast killed an officer and injured his wife.
- On Thursday, August 27, an explosion on Kolpino Highway in St. Petersburg killed Major Sergei Sechkov, an officer in Russia's Aerospace Forces, while hospitalizing his wife.
- According to the Ukrainian project Myrotvorets, Sechkov previously served as a major in the 332nd Separate Guards Helicopter Red Banner Regiment, though Russian authorities have not officially disclosed his identity.
- The suspect, a 24-year-old woman, planted the explosive on Wednesday, August 26, then fled to Turkey and later Chisinau, according to Fontanka.
- Ukraine's armed forces allegedly offered the suspect a deal to plant the bomb and escape Russia, with Fontanka reporting "certain people" had approached her months earlier.
- Russia's Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case regarding the explosion, while the Federal Security Service identified the suspect and contacted Turkish authorities.
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A 24-year-old woman planted a bomb that killed a Russian officer near St. Petersburg. By the time the FSB tracked her to Turkey, she had already left for Moldova.
A 24-year-old Russian woman is a suspect in the bombing of a car belonging to a lieutenant colonel with a St. Petersburg unit of Russia’s Air Force and Air Defense, the local news outlet Fontanka said, without disclosing its source. The suspect has not been named.
·Riga, Latvia
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There's been some new details of the daring operation.
FSB believes that a 24-year-old Russian woman recruited by the U.S.U. and already leaving Russia planted a bomb under a military car in Petersburg.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Explosion in St. Petersburg - Major of the Helicopter Regiment of the Russian Federation Serhiy SechkovMajor of the 332nd Regiment died in the explosion, his wife was injured. A 24-year-old Russian woman is suspected of subversion.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Left
56% Left
L 56%
C 33%
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