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Car bomb explosion targeted Russian prison chief in Donetsk

The Moscow-appointed chief of a notorious jail in Donetsk, in occupied eastern Ukraine, has apparently been killed in a car bomb explosion.

Sergei Yevsyukov, the head of Olenivka prison, is one of two people believed caught in the blast, with shocking footage of the aftermath now circulating on social media.

Two years ago, as many as 62 Ukrainian military personnel were killed in an explosion at the prison. The West has pointed the finger at Russia, which in turn claimed a Ukrainian-launched HIMARS missile was responsible.

The Russian Investigative Committee has opened an investigation into what it claimed was a “terror act”.

The clip was shared by Russian state-aligned newspaper Mash on Monday morning.

The aftermath of the blast, in which Sergei Yevsyukov is believed to have been killed (Image: Mash/Telegram)

It commented: “After a car explosion in Donetsk, the head of the Yelenovka colony of the DPR, Sergei Yevsyukov, died. …