A car exploded in Balashikha near Moscow, killing Russian Defence Ministry Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik.
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In April 2025, a car exploded in the town of Balashikha, near Moscow, killing Russian Defence Ministry Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik.
Unknown actors assassinated the deputy head of the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate, Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, on April 25. Unknown actors detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) filled with shrapnel, rigged to a vehicle as Moskalik passed the car.
A senior Russian general was killed in an explosion in Moscow, a spokesperson for the Investigative Committee of Russia confirmed on April 25.
The explosion occurred as a result of the detonation of a homemade explosive device.
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