Russian party official killed in Ukrainian car bomb attack in occupied Kherson

Sun, 10/08/2023 - 00:10

A car lies along the side of an unpaved road, wrecked by a missile fragment explosion. — A car lies wrecked by a missile fragment explosion in Darnytskyi district of the city on September 21, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia launched more than 20 missiles on the capital of Ukraine, which Ukrainian Air Defense Forces say were shot down.
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A Russian party official was killed Saturday in a Ukrainian car bomb attack in occupied Kherson.
Vladimir Malov, executive secretary of the ruling United Russia party, died in the attack.
The acting governor of occupied Kherson, Vladimir Saldo, called the incident a "terrorist attack."

An official with Putin's ruling United Russia party was killed Saturday in a car bombing orchestrated by Ukrainians, according to Russian politicians.