Military officer killed in Sevastopol bombing

In Sevastopol, a woman detonated a soldier — Russian Armed Forces officer died as a result of an explosion in annexed Crimea, suspect arrested for the blast, according to FSB statement.

Consensus

A military officer from the Russian Ministry of Defense was killed in a bombing in Sevastopol.
The explosion occurred on Stol'etovskiy Prospekt in a park area.
A woman born in 1994, a Russian citizen, was detained by the FSB shortly after the incident.
The FSB stated that the suspect acted on orders from Ukrainian special services.
The explosion caused fatal injuries to the victim, who died at the scene.
The suspect is currently under investigation and giving statements.
The incident took place on August 13, 2025.
The device was reportedly placed in a trash can near a bench.

Points of divergence

The victim was a captain 1st rank who previously served in the Ukrainian Navy and defected to Russia in 2014. — vm
The victim is identified as Robert Shagayev, former commander of the Ukrainian submarine 'Zaporozhye', who defected to Russia in 2014. — meduza
The victim is identified as Captain 1st Rank Robert Shagayev by the Telegram channel 'VCHK-OGPU'. — tg_dwglavnoe
The victim is identified as officer Robert Shagayev by 'VCHK-OGPU'. — tg_astrapress
The suspect is identified as Margarita Reut (or Reutt), a 32-year-old woman from Sochi, who previously ran a travel agency and sold vaginal suppositories online. — meduza
The suspect is identified as Margarita Reutt, born in Yaroslavl, who lived in Sochi and frequently visited Crimea. — vm
The suspect was previously fined 30,000 rubles for 'discrediting the army' and arrested for two days for disobeying a police officer. — meduza
The bomb was placed under a bench, and the suspect was seen with a backpack before the explosion. — vm
The bomb was placed in a trash can, and the suspect was observed watching the victim before the explosion. — meduza
The suspect was detained by local residents after attempting to flee. — meduza
The suspect was detained by locals and handed over to police. — vm
The governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, praised local residents for their vigilance and bravery in helping to detain the suspect. — fontanka

Coverage (20 sources)

In Sevastopol an explosion occurred, a man died. — Радио Свобода
FSB: soldier died in explosion in Sevastopol — РИАМО
Explosion in Sevastopol: who died, what is known about it, who is the criminal, what she said during the interrogation — Вечерняя Москва
Arrested for explosion in Sevastopol, which took the life of a serviceman of the Russian Ministry of Defense, carried out a task of Ukrainian intelligence services, reports... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Attempted assassination of a military personnel in Sevastopol. According to unofficial data, the commander of a Ukrainian submarine who defected to Russia was killed. Main — Meduza
Military man killed by explosion in Sevastopol — DW Главное
As a result of an explosion in Sevastopol, a serviceman of the Russian Ministry of Defense died, — FSB's FSBU detained a woman suspected of blowing up a soldier... — ASTRA
In Sevastopol, woman detonates soldier — FSB — BBC News Русская служба
In Sevastopol, a serviceman of the Russian Ministry of Defense died in an explosion — Фонтанка
Explosion in Sevastopol, man killed. According to unconfirmed data, this is a former officer of the Ukrainian Navy who switched to Russia's side... — ЭХО / Новости
In Sevastopol, a resident of Sochi was detained on suspicion of sabotaging a Russian military — SOTAvision
FSB reports death of serviceman in Sevastopol due to explosion. Suspect detained — Дождь
Russian serviceman died in explosion in Sevastopol — Коммерсантъ
FSB: Ukrainian intelligence services injured a serviceman in Sevastopol — Ведомости
In Sevastopol, explosion in residential sector killed man. According to 'Base', man died early morning after explosion in square behind residential complex on Stoletsky Prospect. — Baza
Explosion occurred in annexed Sevastopol, man killed, media reports — Настоящее Время
In the result of the bomb explosion in Sevastopol a man died. According to unconfirmed data, the deceased is captain 1st rank Explosive... — The Insider
In Sevastopol, a man died after an explosion. Telegram channels claim an officer of the Navy died. As Astra writes citing... — Дождь (Telegram)
In the explosion in Sevastopol, a serviceman of the Russian Ministry of Defense died, — FSB — ASTRA
FSB confirmed that a serviceman died as a result of the explosion in Sevastopol — Важные истории

Military officer killed in Sevastopol bombing

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