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Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills Controversial Russian Official

10/2/2025

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On October 1, 2025, Volodymyr Leontyev, a Russian-installed official in Nova Kakhovka, died after a Ukrainian drone strike while entering a building.
He was 61 and had worked with Russian forces since April 2022.
He faced war crime charges, and a Ukrainian court sentenced him in absentia to 15 years.
Pro-Russian authorities labeled him a patriot; Ukraine has not commented.

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Story summary

On October 1, 2025, Volodymyr Leontyev, a Russian-installed official in Nova Kakhovka, died after a Ukrainian drone strike while entering a building.
He was 61 and had worked with Russian forces since April 2022.
He faced war crime charges, and a Ukrainian court sentenced him in absentia to 15 years.
Pro-Russian authorities labeled him a patriot; Ukraine has not commented.