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Russia opens criminal case after local official killed in Stavropol explosion
- Retired Russian commander and Stavropol deputy mayor Zaur Gurtsiev, 34, died in a blast on May 29, 2025, in southern Russia.
- The explosion, early Thursday on Chekhov Street, happened amid a series of killings of Russian servicemen since the 2022 Ukraine invasion.
- Gurtsiev commanded airstrikes during Mariupol’s siege, received medals including the Order of Courage, and was killed alongside a 29-year-old acquaintance.
- Authorities opened a murder and illegal explosives investigation, considering a terrorist attack possibly organized by Ukrainian Nazis, and cited a homemade bomb as cause.
- The incident highlights ongoing violence targeting Russian officials and suggests continued risks within Russia amid the Ukraine conflict.
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A Russian Luftwaffe commander was killed in a bomb attack, and the officer responsible for Mariupol's destruction died from a hidden explosive trap.
Again and again there have been attacks on high-ranking Russian military personnel. Now another ex-commandant is dead. Zaur Gurziev was previously awarded for the devastating bombing of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
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A 34-year-old Russian commander who ordered the bombing of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol was killed in a bomb attack on Thursday night. Footage of the incident shows the Russian walking towards another man just before the explosion. He reportedly met him on a gay dating app. Read all about the war in Ukraine and the situation in Russia in our live blog.
Zaour Gourtsiev, veteran of the headquarters of Mariupol and rising figure of the Russian local government, was killed on Thursday 29 May in Stavropol in a targeted explosion. Moscow evokes a possible Ukrainian attack, against the background of a...
He was responsible for the bombing of Mariupol in 2022, had hospitals and residential buildings laid in ruins: Now the Russian Major Zaur Gurziev (34) was killed in an assassination attempt.The air war commander was one of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's favorite bombers.The mayor of Stavropol city, Ivan Ulyanchenko, whose deputy was Gurziev, confirmed the death of the major.Granate explodedGurziev was killed during the explosion of a grenade in …
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