Car bomb kills senior Russian general near Moscow

According to the Investigative Committee, which investigates serious crimes in the nation, a home-made explosive device tore through a parked car in the town of Balashikha, east of Moscow.

Authorities identified Lieutenant-General Yaroslav Moskalik as the victim of Friday’s attack, which appeared to be consistent with previous assaults on Russians in connection with Moscow’s military offensive in Ukraine.

The Investigative Committee stated in a statement on Friday that “the explosion occurred as a result of the detonation of a homemade explosive device filled with destructive elements.”

A Volkswagen Golf blew up outside a block of apartments in Balashikha, prompting investigators to launch an investigation into the deadly attack. Who might be responsible for the incident was not disclosed in the statement.

Second victim was identified.

A second person was also killed, according to Russian media Kommersant.

A car was gutted by a blaze that was captured on social media.

Moskalik lived in Balashikha, but the Volkswagen he owned wasn’t registered with him, according to the Agentstvo investigative news site, which cited leaked information.

A massive explosion, which was captured on security camera, caused fragments to fly into the air, according to footage from the Izvestia newspaper. When someone is seen approaching the car, the explosion occurs.

Moskalik participated in the “Normandy Format” discussions on Ukraine in 2015, amidst the conflict between Kyiv and separatists supported by Russia, according to the Kremlin website.

In 2021, Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, appointed him lieutenant-general.

In addition to the fatal attacks on Russians during the Ukrainian War, there have been fatal attacks on Russians in the past, including the fatal explosion in a Saint Petersburg cafe in April 2023 that resulted in the death of prominent military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky.

The most outrageous assassination claimed by Kyiv since the start of the conflict was Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian military’s chemical weapons unit.