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Deputy Chief Of Mobilization In Krasnodar Shot Dead While Jogging, Russian Media Reports

By RFE/RL's Russian Service July 10, 2023

A deputy chief of the department for mobilization in Krasnodar has been shot dead in the southern Russian city, Russian media reported on July 10.

Stanislav Rzhitsky, who also commanded a Black Sea Fleet submarine, was shot four times while jogging on the morning of July 10 and died at the scene. A criminal case into the killing has been opened, TASS reported, citing law enforcement bodies.

Rzhitsky commanded the submarine Krasnodar in the Russian Navy. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Krasnodar is a diesel-electric submarine built for the Black Sea fleet and designed "to fight surface ships and submarines, lay mines, and conduct reconnaissance."

The Krasnodar is equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles, and Ukrainian media claimed that the vessel participated in the shelling of Vinnytsya in July last year, firing its Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea.

In addition, a person with the same name is included in the database of a Ukrainian website that collects data on war crimes in the Russian army.

It claims that he was the commander of the Alrosa submarine and was directly involved in the military invasion of Ukraine. It is unclear when Rzhitsky left the submarine fleet for the post of deputy head of the department for mobilization work in Krasnodar.

Telegram channels report that items found at the crime scene -- a smart watch and headphones -- presumably belong to the killer. Authorities in Krasnodar are looking for the assailant.

Russia implemented a partial mobilization late last year as it sought add at least 300,000 to bolster its depleted forces in Ukraine. Although Russian forces are now mainly on the defensive, Moscow has so far denied plans for a further mobilization.

With reporting by Reuters

Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-deputy- chief-krasnodar-shot-dead-/32497651.html

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