Several explosions occurred at the site where Russian General Fanil Sarvarov's car was earlier blown up in the parking lot. Residents of the capital Orekhovo-Borisovo said they heard at least two loud sounds on Yeletskaya Street.
Later it became known that a car had exploded in the south of Moscow. Smoke and fire were also reported. Footage from the scene of the explosion appeared online.
According to preliminary data, an unknown person threw a package into the car, which then exploded.
A suspicious man wearing a mask was discovered at the scene of the explosion in Moscow
Criminologists and investigators of the Capital Investigation Committee are determining the circumstances of the case. Several forensic examinations, including medical and explosive examinations, will be scheduled in the near future.
Regarding the incident that occurred on Yeletskaya Street in Moscow, the investigative agency of the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation of Moscow City opened a criminal case. Russian Investigative Committee
Traffic police were killed by the explosion
Two traffic police officers were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on Yeletskaya Street in Moscow.
Two other injured people were taken from the scene by ambulance. Their condition is assessed as serious. According to the Mash Telegram channel, one of the victims lay on the ground with injured legs.
Currently, this area is being searched by sniffer dogs for improvised explosive devices.
A Russian general died in the same place
On the morning of December 22, on Yaseneva Street in Moscow, a bomb exploded under an officer's car. Later, the official representative of the Russian Investigative Committee, Ms. Svetlana Petrenko, said that the person who died was Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, who once held the position of head of the combat training department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
A possible motive for weakening Sarvarov could be the work of the combat training department of the General Staff, of which he is the head. Retired colonel and military columnist of Komsomolskaya Pravda Viktor Baranets explained that this department is responsible for planning the use of the Russian Armed Forces, preparing and conducting major exercises, and synthesizing and deploying combat experience.
His leadership at the General Staff, the “nerve center” of our army, is one of the key ones. Therefore, Russia's enemies of course have a “special hatred” for Sarvarov. He was entered into Peacemaker's database as a target for destruction Victor Baranets Retired colonel, military observer
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Yury Shvytkin noted that the bombing of Sarvarov, along with previous terrorist attacks on Lieutenant Generals Igor Kirillov and Yaroslav Moskalik, showed their clear focus – provocation and disruption of the negotiation process.
