In an attack by a car bomb in Moscow killed a Russian general

In an attack by a bomb in Moscow, a high Russian general was killed, Russian authorities confirmed, reports BBC. General Jaroslav Moskalik He is the last Russian military commander or protract personality, who is believed to have been the target of Ukrainians in Russia.

Automobile Bomb at the Russian General in Moscow is the second attack on a high military officer in four months. Investigators are at the scene and the Russian national investigative body has opened criminal proceedings, the incident is treated as murder, the spokeswoman said Svetlana Petrenko.

She confirmed that it was an explosion of a home -made bomb filled with metal fragments, which was installed in Volkswagen Golf Golf Golf General Jaroslav Moskalika in the city of Balashiha near the Russian capital.

A recording of a security camera published by a Russian newspaper Embryoshows a violent explosion that flew metal fragments into the air. The explosion echoed just as the man headed towards the car on the clip.

As a representative of Russia, Moskal participated in negotiations with Ukraine in 2015, when fighting between the Ukrainian army and Russian separatists were raging in the east of the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin He then raised him to General’s in 2021, referring to the Kremlin data AFP.

Have not yet commented on the attack today

The explosion of the car is reminiscent of several similar attacks on Russian citizens and military officers who have occurred since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In some cases, Kyiv has also taken responsibility for them, but has not commented on today’s attack.

In December last year, the Ukrainian Security Service acknowledged that standing behind the assassination of the Russian general Igor Kirill’swhen a bomb hidden in an electric scooter exploded in front of his apartment on his way to work. This is not the first time that Russian military persons have been the target of attacks since the beginning of the war, but target assassinations in Moscow are rare.

The attack occurred during a visit to the US envoy Steve witkoff In Moscow, who will meet with Putin. They will continue talks on the ceasefire. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow is ready to reach an agreement with the US for the end of the war, but that some things need to be adjusted.

The Mayor of Kiev also appeared today Vitaly of a clickwho said that Ukraine will probably have to give up part of its territory under the peace agreement with Russia. In doing so, he admitted that this is not fair, but it can be at least a temporary solution.

While different peace plans appear, it is Donald Trump In an interview for Time said Crimea will remain in Russia. Crimea is the southern peninsula of Ukraine, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. The Ukrainian President has repeatedly rejected the idea of ​​recognizing the region as a Russian.