Russian navy commander shot dead on morning jog
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Stanislav Rzhitsky, 42, a high-ranking Russian military official, was shot multiple times by an unknown assailant in the city of Krasnodar.
A high-ranking Russian military official who commanded a submarine and was deputy head in charge of military mobilization in Russia’s southern city of Krasnodar has been shot dead, authorities announced Monday.
Stanislav Rzhitsky, 42, was shot multiple times by an unknown assailant who then fled the scene, a law enforcement representative told state-run news agency TASS.
“The motive for the crime is being established. Work is underway to identify the assailants,” the statement reads.
Rzhitsky held the military rank of navy commander, TASS reported, and used to command the Krasnodar submarine, which Ukrainian sources allege was involved in war atrocities.
Russia’s Investigative Committee, the country’s top investigative body, is looking into Rzhitsky’s death. The organization announced Tuesday morning that it has detained a man born in 1959 (which would make the suspect either 63 or 64) in connection with the shooting.
Few official details about the shooting have been released — but Baza, a Russian Telegram channel with links to security services, reported that Rzhitsky was shot in the back and chest during a morning run near the Olimp sports complex in Krasnodar.
Baza writes that the killer could have tracked Rzhitsky’s movements on the Strava app, a social network used to share workouts, as the commander regularly posted details about his usual jogging route.
A BBC analysis of Rzhitsky’s Strava profile found that he frequently ran through the area where he was reportedly killed.
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