A Russian naval commander was shot lifeless on Monday morning within the Russian metropolis of Krasnodar whereas out jogging and being probably tracked on the favored social media app Strava.
The Russian officer, Stanislav Rzhitskiy, who was the deputy head of the division for mobilization for the Russian forces and who had allegedly commanded a number of lethal missile strikes towards Ukrainian cities over the previous 12 months, was discovered with 4 bullet wounds in his again close to the Olimp Sports activities Complicated in Krasnodar.
In response to the Defence Intelligence Company of Ukraine (HUR), Rzhitskiy was shot at 6 a.m. whereas jogging in a park. “Seven photographs have been fired at him from a Makarov pistol. Because of gunshot wounds, Rzhitsky died on the spot,” stated HUR in an announcement. The HUR didn’t declare accountability for his dying, however added: “Resulting from heavy rain the park was abandoned, so there are not any witnesses who might present particulars or establish the attacker.”
Here is the final exercise posted on Strava by Russian submarine commander Stanislav Rzhitskiy. Among the feedback are fairly darkish, but it surely’s exhausting to weep many tears for a person who carried out a missile strike on the Ukrainian metropolis of Vinnytsia, killing 28.https://t.co/3JoqEHdnkC
— Man Walters 🇺🇦 (@guywalters) July 11, 2023
Rzhitskiy was reportedly focused for commanding a Kalibr missile strike on the Ukrainian metropolis of Vinnytsia a 12 months in the past, killing 28 individuals.
Russian investigators imagine Rzhitskiy’s operating route was tracked on Strava and his dying was linked to the upcoming first anniversary of the Kalibr assault on July 15. A screenshot from his profile on Strava on July 4 mapped out a 14-minute exercise in Krasnodar, and the Ukrainian Chief of Protection, Kyrylo Budanov, gave him kudos for it. The earlier Monday, Rzhitskiy additionally went for a jog on the identical route, by the identical park.
The Krasnodar commander that was fatally shot in Russia whereas on a run would typically submit his route on the Strava exercise app. This one from not too long ago was favored by Kyrylo Budanov: you actually can’t make this shit up pic.twitter.com/YODoWKCivB
— aly кішка! ✙ (@mexic0la_) July 10, 2023
In response to the Kyiv Publish, Budanov is a frequent jogger and Strava consumer, however because the dying of Rzhitskiy, his account has been deleted.
This isn’t the primary time that Strava’s options have sparked issues. In 2018, the corporate was below scrutiny after publishing a world heatmap that exposed the train routes of individuals at army bases world wide, together with U.S. amenities in Syria and Afghanistan.
