Car Bomb Kills Senior Russian General Yaroslav Moskalik Near Moscow
Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik was killed by a car bomb in Balashikha, raising concerns about escalating violence against Russian military leaders amid ongoing diplomatic talks.
Moskalik is one of the latest key Russian military officials to die in an explosion.
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The attack follows the killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov on Dec. 17, 2024, when a bomb hidden on an electric scooter parked outside his apartment building exploded as he left for his office.
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That those 2014 negotiations had been a sham and a deliberate ploy by Russia to buy time for its own rearmament to launch a later, larger invasion is a key claim of Ukraine when arguing that Russia cannot be trusted and any new negotiations now are simply a feint.
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Friday's car explosion is not the first time Russian military figures have been attacked since the start of the war but targeted assassinations in Moscow are rare.
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The latest apparent Ukrainian assassination deep inside Russian territory is unlikely to sit well with the Trump administration which has been desperate to show tangible progress on peace before Trump’s 100th day in office next week.
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The moment of explosion was captured on security cameras and appears to be similar to recent attacks on Russians that were later claimed by Ukraine officials, who have targeted dozens of military officers and other officials who have accused Kyiv of war crimes.
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The blast appeared to be similar to previous attacks on Russians linked to Moscow's military offensive in Ukraine.
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The attack comes as White House envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow Friday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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He is the latest in a long line of senior Russian military figures to be killed in bombings since Moscow invaded Ukraine three years ago.
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Friday’s highly anticipated meeting took place soon after the announcement that General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, had been killed in the explosion of a Volkswagen Golf in Balashikha, which lies less than 20 miles east of Moscow.
Russian general killed in car blast just outside Moscow ahead of Witkoff-Putin meeting
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A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow
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Summary
A car bomb in Balashikha, near Moscow, killed Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a top Russian military officer, on Friday. The explosion, caused by a homemade device equivalent to over 300 grams of TNT, raises alarms about targeted attacks against military officials following the previous assassination of another general in December. Russian officials suggested potential involvement by Ukrainian services, which has not been confirmed by Ukraine. The incident occurred just before U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff's diplomatic meeting with President Putin, emphasizing the volatile atmosphere amid ongoing Ukraine-Russia negotiations.
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A Russian general, Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, was killed in a car bombing near Moscow as U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff was set to meet with Putin for ceasefire talks regarding Ukraine.
The attack occurs amid ongoing discussions for peace between the U.S. and Russia, with mixed reactions from the international community regarding potential territorial concessions by Ukraine.
Investigators have launched a probe into the bombing, which follows a pattern of targeted attacks on Russian military figures amidst the war in Ukraine.
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