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CNN —A Russian submarine commander was shot to death in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar on Monday, the apparent details of which were revealed by Ukrainian intelligence that stopped short of claiming responsibility for the shooting. Stanislav Rzhitsky was killed earlier this week by an “unknown person,” Russian state news agency TASS reported, adding that “the motive for the crime is being investigated.”Suspects for Rzhitsky’s death have been identified, according to TASS. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence disclosed how Rzhitsky was apparently shot, in an unusually detailed statement on Telegram. As a result of the gunshot wounds, Rzhitsky died on the spot,” the statement said. In language striking a detached, perhaps even sarcastic tone, the statement said Rzhitsky had come to the conclusion that missile strikes that killed civilians were ineffective.

Persons: Stanislav Rzhitsky, Rzhitsky, Makarov, “, ” Rzhitsky, Russia’s Organizations: CNN, TASS, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, Strategic Communications Locations: Russian, Krasnodar, Krasnodar ., Vinnytsia

☆ Fact Check-Photo of Russian soldiers captured by Ukrainians dates from 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photograph captioned as showing seven Russian soldiers captured by Ukrainians near the village of Neskuchne in the Donetsk region in 2023 in fact dates from least September 2022, when it was released by the Ukrainian military. A June 11, 2023 tweet with nearly 9,000 “likes” shared the photo showing seven captive soldiers sitting on the ground while another soldier stands over them with the caption: “7 Russian soldiers were captured by Ukrainians near the village of Neskuchne, #Donetsk region” (here). Ukrainian news outlets (here) , (here) , (here) also posted the photograph on Sept. 4, 2022, identifying it as showing Russian soldiers captured in the village of Visokopillya, in Ukraine’s Kherson region, or just as in the Kherson region (t.me/Tsaplienko/14683). The miscaptioned photo resurfaced online following news that the Ukrainian village of Neskuchne was liberated on June 13, 2023, after Russian troops were pushed out (here). The photograph showing captured soldiers in Ukraine dates from September 2022, and does not show a scene in Neskuchne in 2023.

Persons: ”, Read Organizations: Facebook, Strategic Communications Department of, Armed Forces, Google, Reuters Locations: Neskuchne, Donetsk, Ukrainian, ”, Ukraine, Visokopillya, Ukraine’s Kherson, Kherson

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