Margarita Raut

32-year-old Margarita Raut is accused of planting the explosive device that killed Robert Shagaev, a senior officer in the Russian army. The escort girl confessed to the act, expressed no remorse, and faces a lengthy prison sentence. It is estimated that Raut acted in the service of Ukrainian intelligence, though it is not yet clear when she was recruited.

32-year-old Margarita Raut was arrested on suspicion of planting an explosive device and eliminating in Sevastopol a former submarine officer who defected from Ukraine to Russia. According to reports, she received payment in crypto and expressed no remorse during her interrogation.