US EditionRussia opens criminal case after local official killed in Stavropol explosion
- A 34-year-old retired commander and deputy mayor, Zaur Gurtsiev, and a 29-year-old companion were killed in an explosion on Thursday night in the southern Russian city of Stavropol.
- The explosion's cause remains undisclosed, and authorities are investigating all leads, including a possible terrorist act linked to Ukrainian Nazis, amid ongoing conflict since February 2022.
- Gurtsiev, who led air assaults during Russia's nearly three-month siege of Mariupol, participated in the Kremlin's Time of Heroes program for veterans aiming to join Russia's future elite.
- Human Rights Watch reported the Mariupol siege caused around 8,000 deaths, and Stavropol's governor called Gurtsiev 'our hero' and confirmed his death in the nighttime event.
- The investigation into the blast continues under Russia's Investigative Committee, reflecting a series of high-profile Russian servicemen killed since Moscow's full-scale military offensive in Ukraine began.
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A Soldier Who Fought in Ukraine Was Killed in Russia: a Neighbor Killed Him in a Suicide Bombing
Zaur Gurtsiev, 34, was charged by Kiev as responsible for the bombing of the civilian population in Mariupol; he was killed in front of the building where he lived.
Russian stuff blowing up: Russians mass for assault on Konstiantynivka
Good riddance. Gurtsiyev was a major in the Russian special forces and was deputy mayor of Stavropol. The bomb was an IED in the backpack of the guy he had met on an online dating site and was meeting up with in person. Both were killed. It isn’t clear...
Russian war veteran killed in Stavropol explosion; governor cites possible ‘Ukrainian terrorist attack’
A veteran of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Zaur Gurtsiev, was killed in an explosion in Stavropol, Russia. After returning from the front, Gurtsiev joined the “Time of Heroes” program — a Kremlin initiative aimed at placing war veterans in government roles — and was serving as the city’s first deputy mayor. His death was announced by Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirov.
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