US EditionRussian General Killed in Moscow Car Bombing
Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, a senior Russian military trainer, was killed by a car bomb in Moscow; investigators consider Ukrainian special services' involvement among multiple leads.
- On Monday, December 22, 2025, Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian Armed Forces' Operational Training Directorate, was killed by a car bomb in southern Moscow, investigators said.
- Amid a string of similar attacks, Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case for murder and illegal trafficking of explosives, pursuing a Ukrainian special services link while Ukraine has not commented.
- Video from the scene shows a heavily damaged white Kia, while investigators and forensic teams cordoned off the parking lot, reviewed CCTV and interviewed witnesses as Sarvarov was taken to hospital and later died of his injuries.
- Russia's Investigative Committee said it opened a probe into the 'murder' and deployed forensic experts, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin was informed and noted recent high-profile deaths may heighten Russia–Ukraine tensions.
- This killing follows other high-profile assassinations, including Gen. Igor Kirillov's scooter bomb in December 2024 and the April car bombing of Yaroslav Moskalik, with prosecutors charging a man over Moskalik's death.
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Key Points and Summary – At dawn in Moscow, Russia, a car bomb killed Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian General Staff’s operational training, in the latest high-profile blast near the capital. Investigators are probing suspected Ukrainian involvement, echoing earlier attacks that killed generals Igor Kirillov and Yaroslav Moskalik. Putin in 2019. Image Credit: Creative Commons. Putin in August 2025. Image Credit: Creative Commons. -Th…
Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, marks 3rd top...
A Russian general was killed early Monday after a bomb detonated beneath his car in southern Moscow, Russian law enforcement officials have announced. The hugely provocative act, which was likely either carried out by Ukrainian operatives or allied Western intelligence (or both) marks the third killing of a high-ranking defense official over the past year. The slain senior officer has been identified Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, 56, who he…
Russian general assassinated in Moscow car-bombing attack; Ukrainian-connection suspected
by Leo Hohmann, Leo’s Newsletter: This is the third Russian general and fourth Russian citizen to die by assassination in recent months. Ukrainian operatives are suspected in all four murders. At what point does Putin respond in kind? Another Russian general has been assassinated, this time in a car bombing in Moscow. According to Sputnik and other […]
Another Russian general died from a car bomb. The series of attacks does not tear down. Ukraine is called a possible mastermind.
A car carrying Russian Major General Finil Sarvarov exploded in Moscow. And Ukraine received from Lithuania a full set of equipment for a thermal power plant. More details about what happened on Monday, December 22, can be found in the RBC-Ukraine article. In Zhytomyr region, a freight train derailed as a result of the detonation of, probably “Shaheda”, - UZ According to Alexander Pertsovsky, Chairman of the Board of UZ, the locomotive crew is …
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