A Russian officer who brandished the skull of a Ukrainian soldier at a heavy metal concert was shot in an 'execution-style' hit: report

• A Russian captain was shot "execution-style" in the head on Saturday, according to reports.
• Igor Mangushev was filmed last year brandishing the supposed skull of a slain Ukrainian soldier.
• An expert said the "hit" on Mangushev may have been a proxy attack on the head of the Wagner Group.

A captain in the Russian army, who previously worked as a propagandist, was shot in the head at close range in Ukraine over the weekend, according to reports.

British newspaper The Telegraph reported that Igor Mangushev was taken to a hospital in the town of Stakhanov early Saturday with a "close range" gunshot wound to the head.