A bomb that killed a Russian soldier might have targeted the ‘Butcher of Bucha’

A bomb that killed a soldier in a remote Russian town was likely targeting a notorious Russian commander known as the Butcher of Bucha, Russian and Ukrainian media and military bloggers said.

Russian authorities said the bomb attack on Tuesday in the far-east Khabarovsk region killed one person and injured several others.

Russian media and military bloggers reported the person who was killed was a soldier with the rank of lieutenant colonel, adding the attack happened inside a closed military barracks.

VChK-OGPU, a well-known Russian military blogger, said the real target was Major General Azatbek Omurbekov, who was involved in some of the worst massacres against civilians committed…

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