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Three killed in Moscow explosion near site of earlier killing

Russian calvary soldiers hit by drone attack as Putin resorts to horseback assaults
  • A bomb attack in Moscow has killed at least three people, including two police officers.
  • The incident occurred when officers approached a suspicious man, who subsequently detonated an explosive device, killing himself and the two officers.
  • The blast took place close to the location where Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was killed by a car bomb two days prior.
  • Russia's State Investigative Committee has opened criminal cases and previously said it suspected Ukrainian intelligence in Mr Sarvarov's killing.
  • This event follows a series of assassinations of Russian military figures and war supporters during the ongoing conflict, some of which Ukrainian military intelligence has claimed responsibility for.

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