Russian Car Blast Kills 1 Military Officer in St. Petersburg as Probe Opens
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Updated · The Moscow Times · Aug 27
Russian Car Blast Kills 1 Military Officer in St. Petersburg as Probe Opens
3 articles · Updated · The Moscow Times · Aug 27
Summary
A Russian military official died after his car blew up around 10 a.m. in St. Petersburg’s Shushary neighborhood, and investigators opened a criminal case.
Investigators later described the incident as a “vehicle fire” rather than an explosion, while local media identified the victim as a lieutenant colonel and said his wife was hospitalized.
The blast occurred near a supermarket in an area local reports said includes Defense Ministry housing, adding to a string of attacks on Russian military personnel.
Russia has blamed Ukraine for several assassinations of officers since the full-scale invasion; Kyiv had not commented on Thursday’s killing, and Ukrainian sources have claimed some past attacks while denying others.