Serviceman Killed in Car Explosion in St. Petersburg
Investigators opened a murder case as the blast marked the second car bombing targeting a Russian officer in the city in less than three months.
- A car explosion in Shushary near St. Petersburg on November 12 killed a Russian Armed Forces colonel and injured a family member; traffic on Kolpinskoye Highway was suspended following the blast.
- The victim was likely Major Sergey Sechkov, who served in the Separate Guards Helicopter Regiment; according to Fontanka, an explosive device attached to the vehicle's undercarriage was detonated remotely.
- A 24-year-old woman allegedly planted the explosive device before fleeing Russia via Turkey for Moldova, prompting the Investigative Committee to open a criminal case on suspicion of murder.
- Over the past two years, at least six assassination attempts on high-ranking officers have occurred in Russia, with car bombings targeting military personnel occurring regularly.
- Previous attacks include the April 2025 car bombing that killed General Yaroslav Moskalyk in Balashikha; authorities have provided no evidence supporting preliminary reports labeling the incident a 'terrorist attack'.
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A high-ranking military officer's car was blown up in Russia. The colonel did not survive the fatal attack.
A Russian soldier was killed by an explosive device that went off under his car. The explosion occurred early this morning on a road in the south of St. Petersburg. The explosive was placed under the vehicle and detonated remotely, writes the Russian news site Fontanka. The man was driving away from his home at the time. The soldier's identity has not been released. Fontanka reports that he is a colonel. A bus with about forty passengers driv…
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Russian investigators assume a targeted attack. Already in August, a military member died in an explosion on the same street.
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, several senior Russian army officials have been killed in similar attacks.
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