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Bomb meant for ‘Butcher of Bucha’ kills subordinate in remote Russian town, sources say

Bomb meant for ‘Butcher of Bucha’ kills subordinate in remote Russian town, sources say

A Russian commander who led troops during the Bucha massacre in 2022 was said to be the blast’s intended targetAn explosion killed an army officer in a closed-off military town in Russia’s far east this week, in what appeared to be an attempt to target a more senior commander known as the “Butcher of Bucha”.Three sources familiar with the incident said the bomb detonated at about 9am on Tuesday in a residential block in Knyaze-Volkonskoye-1, the home of Maj Gen Azatbek Omurbekov, who commanded Russian troops .

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Bomb meant for ‘Butcher of Bucha’ kills subordinate in remote Russian town, sources say