Russian serviceman killed in explosion in St. Petersburg, media reports
Authorities said an improvised explosive device likely detonated inside the car, and the officer’s wife was seriously wounded, investigators said.
- On Thursday, a Russian military lieutenant colonel died instantly when an IED exploded inside his car in Petersburg's Sushary neighborhood, injuring his wife who was hospitalized.
- The explosion took place on Kolpinskoye Highway in a neighborhood actively developed with housing for military personnel, according to independent Russian outlet Agentstvo.
- Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case after the car caught fire, though officials did not identify the deceased as military personnel. Unverified footage from The Mash Telegram channel showed emergency workers at the cordoned-off scene.
- Russia has blamed Ukraine for previous assassinations of military officials, though there was no immediate comment from Ukraine regarding Thursday's incident. Most recently, a Russian officer was killed in a bomb attack on Aug 13 in Russian-annexed Crimea.
- Vladimir Putin previously visited this neighborhood in 2010 to inspect apartments built for service members, underscoring the strategic importance of the area and ongoing security risks for military personnel linked to Moscow's war effort.
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The explosive device detonated in the middle of the morning as the couple left their homes. ...
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In St. Petersburg, Russia, a car explosion with a Russian military man on board was reported. A car carrying a military man exploded in St. Petersburg. The driver was reportedly killed and a passenger was injured.
Russia has been shaken again by an attack on a high military post in its streets. A 53-year-old Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Defense Forces whose name has not yet been transcended has died on Thursday in St. Petersburg following the explosion of a bomb located in his vehicle. The deceased was standing next to his wife in the vicinity of a supermarket in the Shushary neighborhood, south of the city, when at about 10.00 local time (9.00 in Spain)…
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