Top Russian Official Killed in HIMARS Strike on Lysychansk Bakery: Moscow

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Post At: Feb 05/2024 06:50PM

A top Russian official was killed in a strike by Ukraine at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk in Ukraine's Luhansk region, officials announced on Monday.

Alexey Poteleshchenko was the Kremlin-installed minister of emergency situations in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic [LPR] in Ukraine's Donbas region. He died in the attack on Saturday, Russian state-run news agencies RIA Novosti and Tass reported, citing sources. Newsweek has contacted Ukraine's Foreign Ministry for comment by email.

Ukrainian militaries supervise as a M142 HIMARS launching a rocket on the Bakhmut direction on May 18, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Kyiv received the HIMARS as part of international military assistance programs to help... Ukrainian militaries supervise as a M142 HIMARS launching a rocket on the Bakhmut direction on May 18, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Kyiv received the HIMARS as part of international military assistance programs to help defend itself against the ongoing Russian invasion. Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images

Poteleshchenko's death was later confirmed by the Kremlin-installed head of the self-proclaimed region, Leonid Pasechnik.

"He was a courageous man with an iron character and huge fortitude. He defended the Luhansk People's Republic in the ranks of the People's Militia, then worked in the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the LPR," Pasechnik wrote on his Telegram channel on Monday.

"We will definitely take revenge on the enemy for his death and for the deaths of all those who became victims of the inhumane shelling of Lysychansk," he added.

Russian publication RTVI reported that the strike was likely carried out by Ukraine using a U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).

On Saturday, Russia's emergencies ministry said at least 28 people had been killed as a result of Ukrainian shelling at the bakery.

This is a developing story, and it will be updated when further information becomes available.

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