Russian authorities have arrested a Russian escort and accused her of killing a Russian Navy officer, ex-Ukrainian Navy defector Robert Shageev.
Margarita Reut, 32, was detained in Sevastopol in reference to a covert assault. In keeping with Russian accounts, on August 13 she positioned a bomb in a trash bin on Stoljetovs’kyi (Stoletovsky) Avenue in anticipation that Shageev would stroll previous it. Shageev got here down a flight of steps, accompanied by a pal, and the bomb detonated when he got here close to. The blast labored as deliberate and he was killed on the scene. Ukrainian monitoring service Myrotvorets confirmed that he had been eradicated.
In keeping with Russia’s FSB intelligence service, Ruet was answerable for inserting the bomb, and was paid and instructed by Ukrainian intelligence. Regional governor Mikhail Razvozhayev stated in an announcement that she confirmed no regret for the profitable assault.
Ruet is a Russian nationwide and a resident of the resort metropolis of Sochi. She was identified to take frequent journeys to Crimea, in line with Russian intelligence-linked social media.
Ruet was beforehand recognized as a Ukraine sympathizer: she was detained in July 2025 for allegedly shouting anti-Russian statements on a practice, and she or he was fined about $350.
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Shageev was the commander of the Black Sea Fleet’s 4th Separate Submarine Brigade. Earlier than arriving in Russia’s Navy, he was the commander of the only Ukrainian submarine, the 1970-built Foxtrot-class Zaporizhzhia; he transferred his allegiances in March 2014 in the course of the Russian invasion of Crimea, and his submarine fell into Russian fingers as properly. The growing older assault sub has not been seen for a while and is believed to be decommissioned.
He was wished by Ukraine for suspected excessive treason in connection along with his defection and his ongoing work for the Russian Navy. He was the third high-profile goal attacked by Ukrainian intelligence this month, following Russian drone-maker Vladimir Tkachuk (severely injured) and aerospace power chief Aleksandr Chayko (unhurt, however a number of members of the family and bystanders had been injured or killed).
