Authorities on Saturday cleared for publication the name of a man killed in an overnight Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, identifying him as Vyacheslav Vidmant, a resident of the southern city of Ashdod.
The strike hit Yehuda Halevi Street in central Tel Aviv, authorities said.
Vidmant worked for a private security company contracted by the Tel Aviv municipality to guard buildings evacuated after they were damaged by an Iranian missile earlier in the war. He had finished his shift at 10 p.m. but, for reasons that were not immediately clear, remained at the site.
When sirens sounded, he was not inside a protected space. Security guards assigned to the area have access to shelters in and around the buildings they secure and are instructed to follow safety guidelines and enter them upon receiving alerts, officials said.
His name was released after his family was notified.