ASSASSINATED: Commander, Stanislav Rzhitsky, was shot dead in Krasnodar

Russian war criminal responsible for launching Kalibr cruise missiles to murder Ukrainian civilians assassinated in Krasnodar.

Stanislav Rzhitsky, deputy head of mobilization work for the city of Krasnodar was assassinated during his morning run near the ‘Olymp’ sports complex. He was shot 4 times in the back and chest. The assassin successfully escaped and has not been identified. Rzhitsky’s execution appears to have been meticulously planned over a long period of time as the executioner knew the routes and avoided all surveillance cameras.

Stanislav Rzhitsky was the commander of the Krasnodar submarine equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles. It was one of his cruise missiles that killed 27 innocent civilians in the Kalibr cruise missiles strike on Vinnitsa on July 14, 2022.

Russian media report that 42-year-old deputy head of the city department for mobilization work, Stanislav Rzhitsky was shot dead in Krasnodar. He was also captain and commander of the Krasnodar submarine. Rzhitsky is considered responsible for a lot of Kalibr missile launches.

According to TASS, Rzhitsky commanded the Krasnodar submarine, named after the city, in the Russian Navy. It is unclear whether he was the current captain of the submarine at the time of his killing.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Krasnodar is a diesel-electric submarine built for the Black Sea fleet and designed “to fight surface ships and submarines, lay mines, and conduct reconnaissance.”