Russian war criminal blown up in car in Berdiansk, Ukraine's Defence Intelligence reports

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has reported an explosion in temporarily occupied Berdiansk which resulted in the death of a puppet official installed by Russia.

Source: press service of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine

Details: On 20 February, at 06:05, a grey Renault Duster exploded and burned out outside 96, Vostochnе (Eastern) Avenue in temporarily occupied Berdiansk. Russian emergency services arrived at the scene of the explosion.

DIU reported that inside the car was a war criminal, Yevgeny Bogdanov, a Russian citizen who formally held the position of deputy head of the occupation administration of Berdiansk.

The Russian invader's responsibilities included controlling the finances in the occupation administration and organising the construction of fortifications in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

DIU noted that during his time in the occupied territories of Ukraine, Bohdanov had repeatedly committed war crimes against Ukrainian citizens.

For reference: The war criminal was born on 11 August 1970 in Pikalyovo, in the Boksitogorsky district of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. He arrived in Berdiansk immediately after Russian troops captured the city in 2022. He was appointed to the occupation administration on the instructions of the Russian secret services.

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