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Filiponenko was killed when an explosive device was detonated in his car.
Yuri Yurov, Filiponenko's deputy, said that the explosion happened shortly before 10 a.m. local time.
Yurov also said that someone tried to kill his colleague last year.

Just to recall, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria announced on Wednesday that the country has decided to recognize the independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) and Lugansk People's Republic (LNR).

Pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine have accused Ukrainian government forces of today's artillery and mortar attacks in three separate incidents, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.