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Official motive for Klenkov's assassination by Russian authorities by mid-2025?
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Russian GRU Officer Nikita Klenkov Assassinated in Point-Blank Range Hit Near Moscow
Oct 16, 2024, 02:26 PM
A Russian military officer, identified as GRU officer Nikita Klenkov, was assassinated in a suspected organized hit near Moscow. Klenkov, 44, who had recently returned from fighting in Ukraine, was shot dead while driving his car. The incident occurred in the Moscow region, and the killer reportedly waited for Klenkov's car before executing the attack at point-blank range. Klenkov was the deputy commander of the Special Operations Forces Training Center of the Russian Armed Forces. This assassination has been reported by multiple Russian media outlets, including TASS.
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