Russian prison boss killed in car blast in occupied Ukraine

Sergei Yevsyukov's death is being seen as the latest in a series of attacks on Russian officers.

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Ukrainian media say that Sergei Yevsyukov, 49, was killed in a blast from an explosive device planted under his car, with one outlet reporting that the bomb was equivalent to about 100g of TNT.

Yevsyukov was chief of the Olenivka Prison when dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war died in a missile strike in July 2022.

Russia blamed Ukraine for that attack but Ukraine said Russia had targeted the prison to destroy evidence of torture and other war crimes committed there.

On Monday, Russian authorities said they had opened a criminal investigation into the incident which took place near the city's centre.

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