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From the Washington Post: A high-ranking Russian military official was killed Friday in an explosion in a suburb of Moscow, in what authorities are treating as a case of murder. The incident coincides with the meeting of President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, in Moscow for high-stakes talks with President Vladimir Putin.
Russia’s Investigative Committee, its top policing body, has launched a criminal investigation into the death of Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, who was killed when a vehicle rigged with an improvised explosive device packed with shrapnel detonated. Surveillance footage published from the scene suggests Moskalik was walking past the car at the time of the explosion.
Kommersant newspaper, citing sources close to the investigation, reported that the device was detonated remotely and that Moskalik had been under surveillance via a camera installed inside the vehicle.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called it a “terrorist attack.”
Moskalik was part of the Russian delegation negotiating the aftermath of Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and its limited invasion of eastern Ukraine. He participated in a meeting in 2019 over the failed peace process that also included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Russian media.
A significant number of senior Russian military figures have been killed in bombings since Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago.
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A high-ranking Russian military official was killed Friday in an explosion in a suburb of Moscow, in what authorities are treating as a case of murder.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry called it a “terrorist attack.” https://t.co/48CBpWZQwl
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 25, 2025
Good news from Moscow. General Yaroslav Moskalik, a top 🇷🇺 officer involved in planning Russia’s terror against Ukraine had a car explosion and won’t do much planning anymore.#RussiaMustPay #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/dFlQsk5awE
— olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) April 25, 2025
⚡️Russian Telegram channels report that Russian Major General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces was blown up in his car in Moscow region.
Information hasn’t been confirmed. pic.twitter.com/NZBzbOPx2N
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) April 25, 2025
BREAKING 🔶🔶
Major General Yaroslav Moskalik, Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the Russian General Staff, has been eliminated today in a car explosion in the Moscow region.
Rescue teams report he died from an explosive device planted in the vehicle. pic.twitter.com/wzGVOcs09K
— Polymarket Intel (@PolymarketIntel) April 25, 2025
Major General Yaroslav Moskalik, the Deputy Head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, was eliminated this morning in the town of Balashikha to the east of Moscow, after a car bomb exploded as he walked past leaving his home. Adding… pic.twitter.com/UrndDGZobZ
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 25, 2025
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