Car bomb kills ex-prison official in Russia's Tula region; Ukraine accused him of torturing POWs

A car bomb in Novomoskovsk, Tula region, killed a former prison official who participated in Russia's war against Ukraine and was accused by Ukraine of torturing prisoners of war. The attack, reported by Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+, suggests targeted retaliation against individuals involved in alleged war crimes. The incident is part of an ongoing pattern of assassinations and sabotage inside Russia linked to the conflict, but attribution remains unclear.