An explosive device reportedly detonated beneath the man\u2019s vehicle as he drove out of a residential courtyard<\/p>\n
A Russian military officer has been killed in a car bombing in St. Petersburg, the country\u2019s Investigative Committee has reported. \u00a0
\nThe explosion occurred at around 7 a.m. on Thursday in a residential area on the outskirts of St Petersburg, killing the officer as he drove out of a courtyard. An explosive device was reportedly attached to the underside of his car and detonated remotely. The blast also shattered windows on a passing city bus, but no other injuries were reported. Local media identified the victim as a colonel. Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee has opened a murder investigation.
\nThe victim\u2019s identity has not been disclosed, nor have any or suspects been announced.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
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A similar bombing occurred in August, roughly 500 meters from Thursday\u2019s explosion. A Russian lieutenant colonel serving in an air force and air defense unit was killed when an explosive device detonated beneath his car. His wife, who was traveling with him, survived but sustained serious injuries. \u00a0
\nThe latest killing follows a series of bombings and assassination attempts targeting senior Russian military personnel, some of which have been claimed by Ukrainian intelligence. \u00a0
\nIn December 2024, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia\u2019s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces, was killed by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter outside his Moscow apartment building. Ukraine\u2019s SBU security service claimed responsibility for the assassination. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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In February this year, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, a senior Russian military intelligence official, survived an assassination attempt in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Kiev of orchestrating the shooting to undermine peace negotiations. Ukraine did not claim responsibility.\u00a0 \u00a0
\nMoscow has repeatedly accused Kiev of stepping up terrorist attacks, sabotage operations and targeted assassinations inside Russia. President Vladimir Putin said earlier this year that the number of terrorist incidents had risen sharply in 2025, blaming Ukrainian intelligence services and their foreign backers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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