Incident Details
Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a senior Russian military officer, was killed by a car bomb in Balashikha, just outside Moscow, marking the second such attack in four months.
The explosive device, which was rigged with shrapnel, detonated in Moskalik's car. Investigators and police were promptly dispatched to the scene.
Context and Consequences
This attack follows the assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov in December, which Russia blamed on Ukraine. The timing coincided with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff's visit to Moscow for peace talks.
The Russian Investigative Committee has not identified any suspects in the latest bombing. The repetition of such attacks raises security concerns within the Russian military.