SEVASTOPOL, August 13. /TASS/. A Russian Defense Ministry service member has been killed in Sevastopol as a result of an explosion, the Federal Security Service (FSB) branch for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol told reporters.

It said that the suspect in the crime has been detained, she was working on the instruction of the Ukrainian special services.

TASS has compiled the main details of the incident.

Circumstances of incident

• A service member of the Russian Defense Ministry was killed in Sevastopol, according to the FSB Directorate for the Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol.

• It reported that he sustained fatal injuries as a result of the explosion.

Investigation

• The FSB Directorate for the Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol promptly detained a Russian citizen suspected of committing the crime.

• It has been established that the woman, born in 1994, carried out the bombing on behalf of Ukraine’s special services.

• Operational search measures and investigative actions are currently underway.

• The decision on whether to open a criminal case is pending.

Statement by Sevastopol governor

• Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev thanked FSB officers for detaining the suspect in the bombing of a Russian officer.

• He also noted the role of the city’s residents, who assisted the security service officers.

• According to the governor, it was their vigilance, concern, and courage that helped law enforcement quickly detain the woman.