A senior Russian military officer accused of ordering deadly airstrikes on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been killed in an apparent suicide bombing in southern Russia.
Zaur Gurtziyev, a major in the Russian armed forces, died in a grenade blast in Stavropol, a city more than 700 miles from Moscow, according to Shot, a Telegram channel with links to the security services.
☠️ Participant of the war against Ukraine and first deputy mayor of the Russian city of Stavropol, 29-year-old Zaur Gurtsiev, died from a grenade explosion.
This monster led part of the strikes on Mariupol.
He implemented his developments in the technology of missile… pic.twitter.com/DNWapdtHXU
— MAKS 25 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) May 29, 2025
