Russian military official killed in car bombing outside Moscow: Reports
Investigators opened a terrorism case and arrested two teenagers as officials said the blast involved up to 500 grams of TNT.
- On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Damir Davydov, head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Main Missile and Artillery Directorate , was killed when his BMW X3 exploded near Koldunova Street in Balashikha around 5:30 a.m. as he pulled out of a parking space.
- Davydov's death fits a pattern of high-profile assassinations targeting senior Russian military officials since 2022; General Yaroslav Moskalik died in a similar car bombing in the same Aviatorov neighborhood in April 2025, less than 1 kilometer away.
- Russian Investigative Committee officials detained two teenagers on suspicion of involvement, alleging a teenage girl retrieved an explosive device from a cache and handed it to a teenage boy who attached both the bomb and a GPS tracker to the vehicle.
- Both teenagers were formally charged with attempted murder and illegal explosives possession; authorities continued searching for accomplices while a second explosive device was neutralized in southwest Moscow on the same day.
- Ongoing security concerns prompted authorities to order widespread under-vehicle inspections across the capital region as Russia assesses whether heightened protective measures are needed for senior officials following the recent strikes.
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