Former Ukrainian submarine commander killed in blast in occupied Crimea

A former commander of Ukraine's submarine "Zaporizhzhia", Robert Shageyev, has died in an explosion in Russian-occupied Sevastopol. The news was reported by the independent media outlet "Krymskyi Viter", which tracks developments on the occupied Crimean peninsula.

Shageyev is regarded in Ukraine as a traitor, having remained associated with the submarine "Zaporizhzhia" after it came under Russian control following the annexation of Crimea. The source report did not provide further details about the circumstances of the explosion in which he died.

Sevastopol, home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet base, has repeatedly been the site of various incidents, including explosions and attacks, since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.