The explosion occurred in the center of Donetsk, not far from one of the residential quarters. The car in which Yevsyukov and his wife were traveling was blown up, probably with the help of an explosive device planted under or in the car.
Serhiy Yevsyukov, the head of the Olenivska colony of the "DPR" died after a car explosion in Donetsk. His wife was also injured - her leg was torn off, she is now in the hospital in a serious condition
According to preliminary information, a plastid - approximately 100 grams in TNT equivalent - was placed under the bottom of the man's Toyota Land Cruiser.
It was previously reported that today, December 9, a car carrying the head of the Olenivska colony exploded in the temporarily occupied Donetsk, where a terrorist attack against captured soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces took place.
On July 29, 2022, at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in a terrorist attack in Olenivska Colony. Defenders of Mariupol and "Azovstal" were mostly in the colony, some of them were brought there almost on the eve of the tragedy.
Russian propaganda media wrote that the explosion was allegedly caused by shelling from the Ukrainian side with HIMARS MLRS. In turn, the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that Russian troops deliberately fired at the colony.
