Russian General Killed in Moscow Car Bombing; Kremlin Suspects Ukrainian Involvement

A senior Russian general was killed in Moscow on Monday morning when an explosive device detonated under his car, Russian investigators reported. The incident marks the third assassination of a high-ranking military officer in or near the Russian capital in just over a year, with authorities immediately pointing to a possible Ukrainian intelligence operation.

Svetlana Petrenko, the spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee, the nation's top criminal investigation agency, confirmed that Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, died from his injuries.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that President Vladimir Putin was immediately informed about the killing. According to the Defense Ministry, Sarvarov had previously served in Russia's military campaigns in Chechnya and Syria.

Sarvarov's death is not an isolated incident but the latest in a series of targeted attacks against senior Russian military figures. This pattern raises serious questions about the effectiveness of Russia's domestic security agencies and suggests the war in Ukraine is increasingly reaching deep into Russian territory.

Following Kirillov’s assassination last year, President Putin described the event as a “major blunder” by Russia’s security agencies and called for improved efficiency. Today's attack, however, indicates that vulnerabilities in Russia's internal security apparatus persist, allowing for repeated high-level strikes within the nation's capital.