A car carrying Artem Bardin, exploded in Berdiansk. Bardin was the so-called “commandant” of the occupied city.

Russian sources reported that after the car explosion there was a shootout, resulted in that “at least one person being hospitalized.”

The occupying Russian administration of Berdiansk informed through its formal channels the name of the hospitalized person. That was Artem Bardin and he was in serious condition.

They also released photos and videos of the car after the explosion.

A video featuring the incident was released in Russian groups on social media. Users shared a video showing a car on fire. The car looks very similar to Artem Bardin’s vehicle.

According to publicly available data, he received the status of “military commandant” of Berdiansk shortly after the beginning of the occupation of the city.

This information can be checked on the website of the occupation administration of Berdiansk. Artem Ihorovych Bardin is also called the “military commandant” of the city.

In the spring, the Russian BBC service released his order of April 21 on the appointment of “deputy mayors.”

The hunt for Berdiansk traitors continues for the second month. In August, the car of collaborator Oleksandr Kolesnikov exploded.

The incident happened near the Kryvorizkyi Hirnyk (Kryvyi Rih Mine Worker) health centre. The traitor allegedly had time to be taken to the hospital, but he died from his injuries.

Traitors live restlessly in other temporarily occupied cities. On August 24, in Mykhailivka, Zaporizhzhia region, the car of the local Russian Gauleiter Ivan Sushko exploded. He also died in the hospital.

And on August 29, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation announced the death of a collaborator – former Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Oleksiy Kovalev.