Woman Arrested in Sevastopol for Killing Russian Soldier
A 32-year-old Russian woman was arrested by the Leningrad District Court in occupied Sevastopol on charges of carrying out a terrorist attack that killed a Russian military officer. The attack occurred on August 13, 2026, when a homemade explosive device detonated near a residential building, resulting in the officer's death.
Consensus
- A 32-year-old woman was arrested by the Leningrad District Court of occupied Sevastopol.
- The arrest followed a terrorist attack on August 13, 2024, in which a homemade explosive device detonated near house number 30 on Stol'etovskiy Prospekt.
- The attack resulted in the death of a Russian military officer who sustained injuries incompatible with life and died at the scene.
- The woman was charged under Part 3, Paragraph 'b' of Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (terrorist act resulting in death).
- The court ordered her detention in pre-trial detention for two months.
- The woman was detained on the same day as the attack, based on a request from the FSB's office in Crimea and Sevastopol.
- The woman is alleged to have acted in coordination with others, preparing the attack from June 25 to August 13, 2026.
- The FSB claims she was acting on behalf of Ukrainian special services.
Points of divergence
- The victim was identified as Robert Shagayev, commander of the submarine 'Zaporozhye', according to VK and the pro-Russian blogger Anatoly Shariy. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The victim was Robert Shagayev, former Ukrainian Navy officer who defected to Russia in 2014 and was allegedly involved in handing over the submarine 'Zaporozhye'. — novaya_eu
- The victim was Robert Shagayev, a former Ukrainian Navy officer who surrendered the submarine 'Zaporozhye' to Russian forces during the 2014 annexation and later swore allegiance to Russia. — mediazona
- The suspect is 1994-born, according to the FSB. — fontanka
- The suspect's name is Margarita Reutt (or Reut), according to some sources. — tg_astrapress
- The suspect was previously fined 30,000 rubles and arrested for two days in July 2025 for 'discrediting the army' and 'disobedience to police' after shouting 'So you deserve it, Russians!' in a train. — novaya_eu
- The suspect was fined and arrested in July 2025 after commenting on a drone attack with 'So you deserve it, Russians!', and resisted arrest. — mediazona
- The suspect allegedly planned to flee to Sochi and then leave Russia after the attack, according to informant Alexander Talipov. — novaya_eu
- The suspect allegedly received payment in cryptocurrency for the attack, according to informant Alexander Talipov. — mediazona
- The governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, stated the suspect refused to repent. — novaya_eu
- The governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Rozhovaev, stated the suspect refused to repent. — mediazona
Coverage (9 sources)
- Defendant accused of blowing up a serviceman of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in annexed Sevastopol arrested for 2 months Leningradsky District Court S... — ASTRA
- Defendant accused of blowing up a serviceman of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in annexed Sevastopol arrested for 2 months Leningradsky District Court S... — ASTRA
- Court sent Russian woman to pretrial detention accused of blowing up soldier in Sevastopol — Радио Свобода
- Accused of blowing up a Russian Armed Forces soldier in annexed Sevastopol arrested for 2 months — ASTRA
- In Sevastopol, a Russian woman was arrested, accused of blowing up a submarine officer — Новая газета Европа
- Court in Sevastopol sent 32-year-old Russian woman to pretrial detention in case of sabotage of a submarine officer — Медиазона
- Russian woman accused of blowing up soldier in Sevastopol arrested for two months — Фонтанка
- Case on the terror attack was filed after the explosion of a soldier in Sevastopol — Вести
- In Sevastopol, a Russian woman was arrested, accused of killing a soldier — Вести
Key entities
- Sevastopol
- Leninsky District Court
- Russia
- Pre-trial detention center
- VS
- Margareta Reut
- Reut
- Moscow
- Republic of Crimea
- S
- R.
- Stoletny Prospekt
- Crimea
- VKontakte
- Yaroslavl