Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirov confirmed Zaur Gurtsyev’s death, describing it as a "nighttime incident on Chekhov Street" without providing further details.

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An explosion in Russia’s Stavropol on May 28 killed Zaur Gurtsyev, the city’s deputy mayor who participated in Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.

Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirov confirmed Gurtsyev’s death, describing it as a “nighttime incident on Chekhov Street” without providing further details.

The Investigative Committee of Russia reported that the bodies of two men with multiple injuries were found at the scene.

Multiple Russian Telegram channels identified Gurtsyev as one of the victims and shared what they claimed was footage of the explosion

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