Russian officer killed in blast targeting 'Butcher of Bucha

 An explosion has killed a Russian army officer in a closed military town in the country’s far east, in what appeared to be a failed attempt to target a more senior commander known as the “Butcher of Bucha.”

The blast took place in a residential building in Knyaze-Volkonskoye-1, home to Maj Gen Azatbek Omurbekov, who commanded Russian troops during the occupation of Bucha.

Sources said a bomb placed in a mailbox detonated, killing a subordinate officer after the attacker targeted the wrong entrance, The Guardian reported.

Omurbekov was not injured; the EU has sanctioned him over alleged war crimes linked to the killing of civilians in Bucha.

Neither Russia nor Ukraine has commented on the incident.