THE Stanislav Rzytsky, deputy of the conscription office in the Russian city of Krasnodar, a former commander of a submarine of the Black Sea Fleet, was murdered on Monday.

Rzhitsky, 42, was the commander of the submarine Krasnodar, and was shot in the back and chest while jogging in the Russian city of the same name on Monday morning in a “professional hit”.

Rzhitsky, 42, allegedly ordered a Kalibr missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia nearly a year ago on July 15, 2022. killing 27 people, including a 4-year-old child.

The alleged killer of the Russian officer

Russian investigators believe that the route taken by the Russian soldier while jogging was tracked by an app he was using, and that the timing of the killing is linked to the upcoming first anniversary of the Vinnytsia attack.

A map showing his frequent route was posted on Strava, an American social network-like online exercise tracking service.

The former commander of the submarine Krasnodar shot four times as he ran near the Olympus Arena in the city of Krasnodar. He was shot in the “back and chest” and died at the scene. Two 9mm bullets were found in his body.

His watch and headphones were located at the scene, indicating that robbery was not the motiveaccording to the Mash news agency.

The killer shot Rzhitsky in a location without CCTV, but Russian authorities have released a photo of a man they say is suspected in the killing which they believe was ordered as a “revenge attack” by Ukraine. Investigators are looking for “a middle-aged man in a blue hat,” Baza media reported.