A Volkswagen golf exploded in the suburban city of Moscow or Balashikha. A high -ranking officer of the general personnel of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, General Yaroslav MoskalikHe was killed in the explosion.
Hey held the deputy director of the main operational direction of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The explosion occurred around 10:40 am in Nestterov Boulevard. According to the reports, the explosion wave threw Moscalik, which passed, several meters from the site.
The explosive vehicle of charges may have intentionally taken to the building where the general lived. The car did not belong to the victim. The channel added that the improvised explosive device was full of lethal shrapnel of approximately six millimeters in diameter.
The explosion broke the windows on several floors of a nearby residential building. It is visible thick black smoke from several parts of the city.
The Russian investigation committee opened a criminal case in relation to the explosion. The researchers, forensic experts and the personnel of the application of the law were sent to the scene.
The last bombing incident can affect negotiations between Russian president Vladimir Putin And the special envoy of the president of the United States Steve Witkoff. The Witkoff plane ended at Vnukovo airport in Moscow on April 25.
