A deadly explosion rocked Moscow on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of three individuals including two police officers, in close proximity to where a high-ranking Russian general was assassinated just days earlier. The incident occurred when law enforcement personnel approached a suspicious individual near the site of Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov’s killing.
According to Russia’s State Investigative Committee, the explosive device detonated during the police intervention, claiming the lives of both officers and one additional individual whose identity remains unspecified. Criminal investigations have been initiated under statutes pertaining to the murder of law enforcement personnel and illegal explosives trafficking.
Unofficial Telegram news channels circulating within Russia suggest the suspected bomber was among the deceased, allegedly detonating the device when confronted by authorities. These reports remain unverified by independent sources.
The explosion’s proximity to Monday’s assassination of Lieutenant General Sarvarov—head of the Russian General Staff’s army operational training directorate—has raised significant security concerns. Russian authorities have pointed toward Ukrainian intelligence involvement in the general’s killing, though Ukraine has maintained official silence regarding both incidents.
Adding to the complex narrative, Myrotvorets, an unofficial Ukrainian database labeling individuals as war criminals or traitors, updated its records to indicate the 56-year-old general had been ‘liquidated.’ This development occurs amidst a nearly four-year conflict that has witnessed numerous assassinations of Russian military figures and prominent war supporters, with Ukrainian military intelligence claiming responsibility for several operations.