Russian officer killed in explosion in Sevastopol: what is known

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.