Event Brief
UPDATED Aug 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM ET
Aug 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM ET
Russian-defected officer killed in Crimea explosion
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A Russian military official who defected from Ukraine was killed in an explosion in Russian-annexed Crimea.
WHO: Federal Security Service (FSB)
WHAT: FSB detained a woman suspected of being behind an explosion that killed a Russian-defected former Ukrainian navy officer.
WHEN: Reported Aug 13, 2026 at 7:25 AM ET
WHERE: Stoletovsky Prospekt, Russian-annexed Crimea
WHY: A device planted next to a rubbish bin next to a bench exploded.
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