A booby-trapped explosive device detonated inside a Toyota Landcruiser on Sinyavinskaya Street in Moscow, severely injuring a Russian military officer and his wife. Initial reports identified the victim as GRU Major Andrey Torgashov of military unit 33790, though conflicting reports later suggested the target was a different colonel with the same name from military unit 45807.

A device exploded inside a Toyota Landcruiser in a parking lot on Sinyavinskaya Street in Moscow on the morning of July 24, equivalent to 0.5 kilograms of TNT

The target was initially identified as Andrey Torgashov, a 49-year-old GRU major and deputy head of military unit 33790

The injured officer lost both legs and his wife suffered facial cuts; both were hospitalized with Torgashov in critical condition

Later reports indicated the victim may have been a different Andrey Torgashov, a colonel of Russia's General Staff working in military unit 45807

A suspect was caught on CCTV attaching an IED underneath the car on Tuesday night (July 23)

Russian investigators are treating the explosion as a terrorist attack suggesting Ukrainian special services involvement

An explosion occurred in a car park in Moscow on the morning of July 24, targeting a car carrying an officer of Russia's GRU.