Driver Killed in Moscow Region Car Explosion Near Site of General’s Assassination
Investigators opened a criminal case after the blast, while reports said the SUV may have belonged to a senior Russian military official.
- On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, a man died after his BMW X3 exploded in Balashikha's Aviatorov neighborhood near Moscow. Reports identify the victim as Damir Davydov, head of the Russian Defense Ministry's missile and artillery directorate, though authorities have not officially confirmed his identity.
- The Aviatorov district was built primarily for Russian military personnel and their families. The explosion occurred approximately 350 meters from where Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy chief of the General Staff's Main Operational Directorate, was killed in a car bombing in April 2025.
- Investigators report an explosive device with a yield equivalent to 300-400 grams of TNT detonated beneath the vehicle around 5:30 a.m. The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case but did not specify charges or officially name the victim.
- Authorities discovered a second suspicious object beneath a vehicle in southwest Moscow later that day and neutralized it through controlled detonation. Police, firefighters, and military specialists cordoned off the area as investigators assessed potential connections between the incidents.
- This incident follows a series of attacks targeting Russian military officials since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. While independent sources link the blast to Davydov, no organization has claimed responsibility, and Ukrainian authorities have not commented on the explosion.
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A car bomb rips a BMW in a Moscow suburb – the victim is the fourth Russian general who has died on his own ground since the beginning of the war. Lieutenant General Damir Davidov was responsible for the ammunition supply of the front, his name was on a Ukrainian enemy list since 2023.
A high-ranking military officer from the Russian Ministry of Defence, responsible for supplying heavy ammunition to the Russian army, was killed in the explosion produced on Tuesday morning with a car-trap, on the outskirts of Moscow, reports Kyiv Post. The explosion took place on Tuesday, June 9, around 5:30 a.m., local time, in the city of Balaşiha, at ...
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Damir Davidov was responsible for the army's heavy weapons and ammunition deliveries.
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