US EditionRussian General Killed in Moscow Car Bombing
- 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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A car bomb killed a high-ranking Russian military officer in Moscow. The victim was Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. Sarvarov, 56, lost his life because of his injuries. This is the third murder of a high military officer in a little over a year.Read more]]>
On Monday, the death of Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was confirmed in a car bomb attack in Moscow. The uniformed man was 56 years old and was considered a high command in the army of that country. According to what was exposed in the beginning, one of the theories that are being investigated is that of an attack planned by the Ukrainian Intelligence. However, since the government of Volodimir Zelenski has not referred to this particular iss…
The car of the high officer of the Army erupted in the street in the southern part of the capital. The Kremlin points the finger against the Ukrainian Services Meanwhile Zelensky warns: "We expect massive Russian attacks at Christmas"
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Sarvarov was a system officer, one of those who move within the General Staff and make a difference away from the battlefields.
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