Ukraine spy agency says Russian-backed lawmaker killed in special operation

Ukraine's military intelligence agency said it conducted an operation with resistance forces in occupied eastern Luhansk region to kill Russian-backed lawmaker Mikhail Filiponenko with a car bomb on Wednesday morning.

"A special operation to eliminate Filiponenko was implemented jointly with representatives of the resistance movement. As a result of the morning explosion, Filiponenko died on the spot," it said on Telegram messenger.