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Mon Dec 12, 2022, 04:10 PM Dec 2022

Second senior Russian-appointed Kherson official injured in his car

Source: Reuters

A Russian-appointed deputy governor of Ukraine's Kherson region, Vitaly Bulyuk, was injured on Monday when his car exploded, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, citing the occupation administration's health minister.

Five weeks ago, Kirill Stremousov, another deputy head of the Russian-installed Kherson administration, was killed in a car crash after his driver tried to avoid hitting a truck, according to authorities.

Shortly afterwards, Moscow ordered its troops to withdraw from the western part of Kherson province on the west bank of the Dnipro river, which had been occupied since early in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and annexed by Russia in October.

Moscow calls its war in Ukraine a "special military operation" to degrade the Ukrainian military and remove what it says is a potential threat against its own security. Ukraine and its allies call the war that began in late February an unprovoked act of aggression.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/second-senior



What a stunning, completely surprising and totally unpredictable, accident!
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Second senior Russian-appointed Kherson official injured in his car (Original Post) bearsfootball516 Dec 2022 OP
Were no five-story buildings available? zuul Dec 2022 #1
I assumed the car's detonation was from hitting the ground after careening out of a window. eggplant Dec 2022 #2
No Windows, No Cars. Got it. -NT- ruet Dec 2022 #3
Was he driving a Pinto hatchback? Jerry2144 Dec 2022 #4
Never buy a Russian-made car! Grins Dec 2022 #5
... orangecrush Dec 2022 #6
Russia is a dangerous place BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #7
Was it a Tesla car? LiberalFighter Dec 2022 #8
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