Senior Russian general killed in car explosion near Moscow
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent
Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.
Russian general killed in car bomb attack
- Major General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the Main Operations Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, was killed in a car explosion near Moscow.
- Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation, claiming the explosion resulted from a homemade device.
- Moskalik participated in high-level Russian delegations, including the Normandy Format meetings concerning the conflict in Ukraine.
- This incident follows a pattern of assassinations of high-ranking Russian military figures since the war began, with Moscow blaming Kyiv.
- While no immediate claim of responsibility has been made, this event adds to the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.