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Suspect arrested in killing of former Russian submarine commander

Source: Meduza

A Krasnodar court arrested Sergey Denisenko, who is accused of killing Stanislav Rzhitsky, the city’s deputy head for mobilization and a captain of the second rank, reports the Krasnodar Krai court. He will be reportedly be detained for a period of two months. Rzhitsky previously commanded the Alrosa and Krasnodar submarines.

The court said Denisenko admitted that he shot Rzhitsky four times at a Krasnodar park called 30 Years of Victory while Rzhitsky was on his morning run on July 10.

On July 11, the Investigative Committee reported that a suspect in the case had been detained. The suspect is a 64-year-old Ukrainian citizen. According to Telegram channels, he was born in the Sumy region of Ukraine.

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