Russian general killed in car bombings outside Moscow
On Friday, April 25, around 10:40 AM of Moscow time, there was an explosion near a residential building in Balashikha, a city in the Moscow region. A parked Volkswagen vehicle exploded just when the 58 -year -old lieutenant Yaroslav MoskalikDeputy Director of the main operational direction of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, was leaving the building.
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Police
The explosion wave threw the high -ranking officer towards the entrance. Hello fatal injuries suffered.
Preliminary reports indicate that the explosion was caused by the detonation of an improvised explosive device planted in the vehicle. The Russian Investigation Committee has opened a criminal case under two articles of the Criminal Code: Article 105 (“Murder”) and Article 222.1 (“Illegal Explosives Traffic”).
No group has assumed the responsibility of the attack.
Career
Yaroslav Moskalik graduated from the combined weapons of the Far East in Blagoveshchensk and began his military service in 1983. From 2000 to 2012, he worked at the central apparatus of the Ministry of Defense of Russia in the Northern Caucasus.
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in 2021 by the decree of President Vladimir Putin and recently held a key position in the general personnel, responsible for the command of the operational troops and the planning of military operations.
According to the Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk of the “Rybar” project, Moscalik was considered One of the most competent and demanding officers of the Directorate. According to reports, he was seen as a candidate to direct the National Defense Management Center of Russia.
Role in negotiations
In 2015, Moskalik was part of the negotiations on the Ukraine conflict as part of the Normandy format, a diplomatic group that involves Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France. That meeting, which also included the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov And current Kremlin spokesman Dmitry PeskovIt took place in France. That same year, Moscalik also served as spokesman for issues related to the Russian military operation in Syria.
Personal life
Public information about Moscals’s personal life is limited. It is only known that he had a child. Between 2021 and 2022, the general represented the interests of his child in a legal dispute with the Ministry of Defense. Notable, the dispute involved an apartment in a residential building in Balashikha, the same building near which the fatal explosion occurred.
