High-Stakes Assassination in Crimea: The Silent War Intensifies

A car bomb in Sevastopol, Crimea, killed Russian naval captain Valery Trankovsky, who was accused of war crimes against Ukraine. The Kyiv security source acknowledged the hit as a Ukrainian operation. The event adds to a series of assassinations reportedly involving targets hostile to Ukraine.

A car bomb detonated in Sevastopol, Crimea, killing a Russian serviceman on Wednesday. The event is being treated as an act of terrorism, according to Russia's Investigative Committee.

Sources within Ukraine's Security Service identified the victim as Valery Trankovsky, a high-ranking naval officer accused of ordering missile strikes on civilian areas in Ukraine.

Suspected of being part of a broader series of assassinations, this incident reflects ongoing high tensions and clandestine operations between Russia and Ukraine.

(With inputs from agencies.)