Russian collaborator killed in car blast in occupied Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

26/08/2022

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Today, the Russian installed deputy chief of the traffic police in the occupied Azov coastal city of Berdiansk, Oleksandr Kolesnikov, was severely wounded in a car bomb attack in his hometown allegedly carried out by the Ukrainian partisan underground.

Later Russian government-funded RIA Novosti reported that Kolesnikov died in hospital.

Russian collaborator Oleksandr Kolesnikov wounded today in a car bombing accident in occupied Berdiansk has died from injuries in hospital – Russia's RIA Novosti citing the occupation administration officials.https://t.co/qQi0qUXYnf

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) August 26, 2022

The Ukrainian local news outlet RIA Melitopol reported that its sources in the law enforcement agencies confirmed the death of the collaborator.

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