Russian general was killed by a car bomb outside Moscow; murder investigation was initiated

The Investigation Committee said a senior Russian general killed a senior Russian general, which said an explosive explosive device killed a major crime, adding that it launched a murder investigation.

The authorities identified the victim as general lawyer Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the main operation bureau of the General Staff of the Army.

Investigators said outside the town of Balashikha, east of Moscow, Volkswagen Golf blew up an apartment building, investigating the murder and smuggling of explosives.

Images of scenes posted on social media show the fire burning the car. The fatal attack was four months later Another Russian general was killed and his deputy in the Moscow explosion.

The agent investigation website quoted leaked information, saying Moskalik lives in Balashikha but Volkswagen is not registered.

The security camera footage released by the Izvestia newspaper showed a huge explosion, causing debris to fly into the air. The explosion happened like seeing someone walk towards a car.

Investigators said the “explosion was caused by the trigger of the explosive device” containing metal fragments designed to cause the greatest damage.

According to the Kremlin website, Moskalik was the Russian military representative in Ukraine in 2015, a conflict between Kiev and Russian-backed separatists.

Russian President Vladimir Putin makes him an ordinary law firm in 2021.

Friday's bombing is the envoy of US President Donald Trump Steve Witkoff It is expected to meet with Putin in Moscow to discuss a Ukrainian American broker's peace plan.

The explosion appears to be similar to previous attacks on Russians associated with the Moscow military offensive Ukraine.

Kyiv claims responsibility in some cases but has not commented on Friday’s attack.

These include August 2022 Nationalist Darya Dugina's car bombing And an explosion occurred in a St. Petersburg cafe in April 2023, killing the highly anticipated military correspondent Maxim FominKnown as Vladlen Tatarsky. A Russian woman said she introduced the statue under Ukrainian contact order Convicted He was sentenced to 27 years in prison.

In December 2023, former pro-Moscow Ukrainian parliamentarian Illia Kiva fled to Russia. Being shot Near Moscow. Ukrainian military intelligence officers praised the killing, warning that other “traitors of Ukraine” would have the same fate.

Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian military's chemical weapons department, is Killed by planted bombs In December in a scooter in Moscow. Ukrainian security sources told CBS News that the Ukrainian Security Agency (SBU) killed Kirillov in a special operation.

After Kirillov's killing, Putin rarely acknowledged his powerful security agency's failure, saying: “We can't let such a serious breach happen.”