Who Is Margarita Reutt? Woman Accused Of Killing Russian Naval Officer
Margarita Reutt, a 32-year-old woman, has been detained by Russian authorities for the alleged assassination of a senior naval officer in Sevastopol. Investigators claim she used a remote-controlled bomb to kill the officer, citing her background in parachuting and activism.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the ongoing covert conflict between Russia and Ukraine, specifically targeting military personnel in occupied territories.
A senior Russian naval officer was killed in a blast in Sevastopol on August 13, which Moscow has blamed on Ukrainian intelligence.The bomb, hidden inside a rubbish bin, contained explosives equivalent to around 500g of TNT. The blast killed Robert Shageev, deputy commander of a Russian Black Sea Fleet submarine brigade, on the spot.Margarita Reutt, a 32-year-old woman from Sochi, a resort city on the opposite side of the Black Sea, was detained within hours by Russian investigators.According to investigators, a search of Reutt's belongings uncovered a remote control that they believe was used to trigger the bomb.Who Is Margarita Reutt?Reutt was born Margarita Yakovleva and grew up in Yaroslavl, north-east of Moscow.
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