The explosion near Moscow: Who is the tenth Russian general who died since the beginning of the war in Ukraine
The dead is 59-year-old Jaroslav Moskalik, Deputy Chief of the General Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
According to Russian state media, a Volkswagen car exploded in the yard of a residential building in the Russian city of Balashiha, the Moscow region, with one man killed.
Muscalik has a lieutenant-general. His position in the Ministry of Defense would give him an important role in planning Russian military operations, including in Ukraine.
The BBC states that he is the tenth Russian general to die since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, with the first generals killed on the front, while they have recently been victims of attacks in Moscow.
So far, Ukraine has not taken responsibility for the explosion.
« According to the available data, the explosion has been the result of a detonation of an amateur explosive device full of destructive elements, » said a statement by the Investigation Committee of Russia, the authority investigating serious crimes.
The statement does not say who can stand behind the incident.
Who is a gene. Muscalist
The information about it is scarce. In the past, Muscalik has participated in several high -ranking Russian delegations that have met with Western representatives to try to negotiate the conflict in Ukraine.
He was named as a member of the Russian delegation during the negotiations in the so -called. Norman format (Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France) in 2015, created to find a solution to the war of Russia in Eastern Ukraine.
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Free Europe Radio announced that Muscalik also participated in the meeting at a high level of Norman four in 2019.
He also dealt with Syria, presenting a report on military-technical cooperation in Africa and the Middle East of the Moscow Security Forum in 2021. « Free Europe » reports that he also participated in negotiations with Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in 2018.
Russian military bloggers accused Ukraine of being behind the murder and described a gene. Yaroslav Moskalik as a rising star at the Ministry of Defense.
Fisherman, a blogger with over 1.2 million subscribers in Telegram, said he was considered « one of the most intelligent and demanding officers » in his directorate, Reuters reports.
According to him, Muscalik was considered the head of the National Defense Management Center – the Supreme Command and the Control Center of the Russian Armed Forces because of its « systematic approach and care ».
