Ivan Sushko, the head of Mykhailivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, was blown up when a bomb planted underneath the seat of his vehicle by unknown assailants detonated, according to Vladimir Rogov, a representative of the local Russian-proxy administration.
Rogov announced on Telegram that Sushko was rushed to a hospital in critical condition after the blast, but he succumbed to his injuries there. The death of Sushko—who reportedly made his living as a toastmaster at weddings and Santa Claus before being appointed to run Mykahilivka in April—comes just a day after local authorities said another Russian proxy leader survived a similar assassination attempt.
Igor Telegin, the Russian-appointed deputy head of domestic policy for occupied Kherson, was reportedly taken to a hospital with wounds all over his body after his car was hit by a radio-controlled bomb planted on the side of the road late Monday. But local authorities insist he is still “alive and well” with “no complications.”
At least two other officials appointed to run the “new” Russian-controlled administrations have been killed in recent weeks.
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