Russian General Assassinated in Car Bomb Attack Near Moscow

April 25, 2025, 7:20 am

A top Russian military officer met a spectacularly explosive end when a car bomb detonated just outside Moscow. The incident, laden with geopolitical irony, leaves both officials and onlookers questioning whether even high-ranking generals are immune to modern mayhem in a perilous security environment.

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ledevoir.com / Un général russe assassiné près de Moscou

La voiture du général Iaroslav Moskalik a été soufflée par «un engin explosif improvisé», selon les enquêteurs.

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Svetlana Petrenko, a spokesperson for the military, said the explosive device was rigged with shrapnel and an investigation is underway.

nationalpost.com / Russian general killed in car bomb explosion outside Moscow

The explosive device was rigged with shrapnel, says a spokesperson for Russia's top criminal investigation agency

torontosun.com / Russian general killed by car bomb just outside Moscow

MOSCOW — A Russian general was killed by a car bomb on Friday, Russia’s top criminal investigation agency said, in the second such attack on a top Russian military officer in four months. The Investigative Committee said that Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of the main operational...

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Peu après cette déclaration, un général russe a été assassiné dans l’explosion d’une voiture près de Moscou.

winnipegfreepress.com / A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow

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