A Russian police lieutenant colonel has been killed in a drone strike while mowing his lawn in a settlement near the Ukrainian border, according to local reports.
Alexei Chernykh, deputy chief of a local branch of the anti-corruption police, was doing yard work at his country residence in the village of Schetinovka, Belgorod region, on Sunday when a drone dropped a bomb onto his property, reported the Telegram channel Baza, which has known ties to Russian security services.
“Alexei had a day off and was mowing the lawn,” the channel reported.
Chernykh would have turned 40 years old Tuesday, according to information on his social media account.
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