Damir Davidov, a senior officer in the Russian Defence Ministry's GRAU supply department, was killed in Moscow Oblast.

Damir Davidov, a senior officer in the Russian Defence Ministry's GRAU supply department, was killed in Moscow Oblast.

A car bomb exploded near an apartment building in the Aviatorov district of Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, killing a 62-year-old man.

The explosion occurred at around 5:30 a.m. local time while the vehicle was moving near an apartment building on Koldunova Street.

The device under the driver's seat had an estimated yield of 300–400 grams of TNT equivalent.

The Aviatorov district is a residential area originally built for Russian military personnel and their families.

The blast occurred less than one kilometer from the site where Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik was killed in a car bombing in April 2025.

Russia's Investigative Committee announced the opening of a criminal case but did not specify under what charge.

Kyiv had not commented on the incident in Moscow Oblast at the time of publication.

No evidence has yet linked Ukraine to the Balashikha explosion.