Ukraine War Veteran Kills Woman After Taking Her Hostage in Irkutsk, Local Charity Says

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Ukraine War Veteran Kills Woman After Taking Her Hostage in Irkutsk, Local Charity Says

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Ukraine War Veteran Kills Woman After Taking Her Hostage in Irkutsk, Local Charity Says - The Moscow Times

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A Ukraine war veteran killed a woman in the Siberian city of Irkutsk after taking her hostage, the head of a local women’s shelter where the incident took place said early Wednesday.

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