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FSB Says Woman Placed Bomb on Orders in Sevastopol

8/15/2026

Summary

Russian Woman Planted

A bomb in a trash can in Sevastopol killed Navy officer Robert Shageyev on August 13, 2026.
Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev called the blast a crime after it was first mistaken for a Ukrainian drone strike.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) said a 32-year-old Russian woman placed the device on Ukrainian special forces orders.
Shageyev, a 2014 defector, was deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet’s 4th Submarine Brigade.

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Myrotvorets Lists Officer

Myrotvorets, a Ukrainian-run database, listed Robert Shageyev as “liquidated,” marking the first entry for a Russian-aligned officer killed in Crimea.
Ukrainian defence ministry statements from 2014 said the Zaporizhzhia submarine was seized and re-flagged under the Russian navy after its commander abandoned it.
The Zaporizhzhia remains moored in Sevastopol Bay flying the Russian naval flag, serving as a visible reminder of the 2014 takeover and the ongoing maritime dispute.

History

Historical Context

The Budapest Memorandum, signed on 5 December 1994 by Ukraine, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom, secured assurances that Ukraine’s borders would be respected after it surrendered its Soviet-era nuclear arsenal. Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and its 2022 invasion broke those assurances, and the 2026 Sevastopol bombing of former defector Robert Shageyev underscores lingering security gaps.

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Russian Woman Planted

A bomb in a trash can in Sevastopol killed Navy officer Robert Shageyev on August 13, 2026.
Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev called the blast a crime after it was first mistaken for a Ukrainian drone strike.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) said a 32-year-old Russian woman placed the device on Ukrainian special forces orders.
Shageyev, a 2014 defector, was deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet’s 4th Submarine Brigade.

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