Senior Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow

[Best_man23]

Source: NBC News

"Russian authorities have launched an investigation after a senior military officer was killed Friday after a vehicle exploded in the town of Balashikha in the Moscow region, the country's Investigative Committee of Russia said.

Investigators said in a statement Friday that they had opened a criminal case into the death of Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik."



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russian-general-killed-car-bombing-moskalik-moscow-putin-ukraine-rcna202950

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Not sure if this is a case of "an open window in a tall building wasn't available" or the work of Ukrainian commandos. In either case, I simply chalk this up to yet another case of Sudden Russian Death Syndrome.

[bearsfootball516]

1. Russia doesn't usually eliminate its own officials in ways as messy as car bombs.

My hunch is it was Ukraine.

[SSJVegeta]

4. Or anti Putin Russian cell

[Trueblue1968]

19. Kill all the russian killers. Include Putin.... Push him off a high balcony.

[rurallib]

2. maybe it was a message to Krasnov to get back in line

[Emrys]

3. There are partisans in Russia who are hostile to the Putin regime.

I needn't be the work of Ukrainian commandos if it's not a Putin hitjob.

This sort of event just forewarns that hostilities will not end neatly with any glib Trumpian peace deal. The Ukrainian regime controls its armed forces. The people can be a force on their own, and the country's not short of stray ammunition and those with military experience.

[DENVERPOPS]

25. The russian citizens

are getting increasingly upset about Putin and his war, maybe it was them, forming a group of underground rebels who were acting out......

[twodogsbarking]

5. Obviously didn't say thank you.

[Botany]

6. Russia now has an opening for a General? I have a suggestion who would be perfect.

“Lock him up” and then send him to Moscow ASAP.

[orangecrush]

14. ...

[moniss]

7. Difficult to find sympathy. nt

[lastlib]

11. Well nigh impossible.....

..I have none.

[Igel]

23. Texas has a horrible climate.

It seems no matter what I plant--besides Okra, peppers, and yaupon holly, all I get is a fairly barren "" target="_blank">field".

May he rest in pieces.

[Jacson6]

8. Did Putin get tired of pushing people, err, I mean falling out of high rise windows? n/t

[NNadir]

9. "Sudden Russian Death Syndrome..." A great locution. I'll steal it if you don't mind. n/t.

[lastlib]

10. Another one.....

...bites the dust.

Slava Ukraini!

[Ford_Prefect]

12. Same technique and similar Putin enabler target as the last one. Probably Ukraine sourced but it could be local.

Wikipedia says:

"On 25 April 2025, Moskalik was killed in a car bomb explosion in Balashikha, a suburb east of Moscow. According to reports, an improvised explosive device (IED) with shrapnel was detonated remotely in a parked car as Moskalik, who lived in the area, passed by. The explosion was powerful enough to shatter windows in nearby buildings. Russia's Investigative Committee classified the incident as murder and confirmed the use of a homemade explosive device.

The attack followed a similar incident in December 2024, when another Russian general, Igor Kirillov, was killed in a bomb attack in Moscow, attributed by both the Security Service of Ukraine and Russian authorities to Ukrainian intelligence services. The incident occurred amid ongoing tensions in the Russo-Ukrainian War and coincided with diplomatic efforts, including a visit by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow to discuss peace proposals."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaroslav_Moskalik

[orangecrush]

13. Boom Boom

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[republianmushroom]

15. Upward mobility ?

[RazorbackExpat]

16. Look for a Ukrainian mom and her 14-year-old daughter

driving toward the Estonian border in a Mini Cooper

[generalbetrayus]

17. Was it a Tesla?

[LudwigPastorius]

18. In former Soviet Russia, petrol-powered auto engine internally combusts you!

[Deep State Witch]

20. Oh, Vladimir

You lost another general?

[Igel]

24. Yes. It was a general disaster. n/t

[Canada Kid]

21. UP OR DOWN

You can throw them DOWN off a balcony...or you can blow them UP from the ground! Guess he broke his glasses and everything!

[Historic NY]

22. Oops