Explosion in Novomoskovsk kills Russian ex-colony guard accused of POW torture

Roman Syromyatnikov, a former Russian penal colony employee accused by Ukraine of torturing prisoners of war, was killed in an explosion in Novomoskovsk, Russia. The cause and perpetrators are unconfirmed; Ukrainian sources report the incident, but no official attribution has been made. This follows a pattern of targeted killings of Russian figures linked to war crimes in Ukraine, signaling continued covert operations.