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Ukrainians Target Russian Officer Amid Ongoing Civilian Attacks
10/30/2025
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- Ukrainian authorities announced the assassination of Russian officer Veniamin Mazzherin by car bomb in Kemerovo, Russia.
- Ukrainian Defense Intelligence says Mazzherin participated in atrocities against Ukrainians during the 2022 invasion.
- A Russian strike on a children's hospital in Kherson injured several, including a nine-year-old girl.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack as deliberate against civilians and called Russia the "largest terrorist organization."
