A Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, officials have said.
Russia's Investigative Committee stated that Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov died on Monday morning after an explosive device planted under a car detonated.
Sarvarov, 56, was the head of the armed forces' operational training department, according to the committee.
One theory being investigated is that the bomb was planted with the involvement of Ukrainian intelligence services, although Ukraine has not commented on this matter.
Investigators have been dispatched to the scene located in a car park near an apartment block in the south of the Russian capital.
Images from the area depict a badly damaged white car with the doors blown out, surrounded by other vehicles in the parking lot.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a number of military officials have been targeted in the capital. Notably, Gen Yaroslav Moskalik was killed in a car bomb attack in April, and Gen Igor Kirillov died in December 2024 from a device hidden in a scooter that detonated remotely.
A Ukrainian source later indicated that Kirillov was killed by Ukraine's security service—though this has not been confirmed publicly. As a policy, Ukraine does not officially claim responsibility for targeted attacks.
