INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
in a car explosion in a residential neighborhood in the early morning."Today, my friend, head of the department of family, youth and sports
of the Kherson region, Dmitry Savluchenko, passed away," the Moscow-appointed deputy head of Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, said on
confirmed death of a pro-Russian official in an attack in occupied Ukraine.The Interfax news agency had earlier reported that the
Moscow-installed official died in an explosion after a bomb was planted in his car
Gruesome footage shared by pro-Kyiv social media accounts shows a badly damaged car parked in front of an apartment block and a body lying
in the distance.It is the latest in a string of apparent car bombings reported out of Kherson in recent weeks
The targets of the attacks, believed to be pro-Russian figures
have escaped serious injuries until now.An aide to the head of Kherson administration loyal to Kyiv welcomed the attack, which killed a
"pro-Russian activist and traitor.""Our partisans have one more victory," Sergiy Khlan said on Facebook.The Russian army conquered most of
the Kherson region at the start of its Feb
in occupied Kherson and partially occupied Zaporizhzhia, as well as the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk regions, on May 25.Since shifting the
eastern and southern Ukraine predominantly populated by Russian speakers.AFP contributed reporting.
