Moscow rocked by apparent suicide bombing
On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, an apparent suicide bombing in Moscow near the Savyolovsky railway station killed an assailant and a police officer, and injured two others.
The story so far
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How outlets cover it
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Open questions and key claims
President Zelenskyy said he received reports about the successful "liquidation" of Russian military leaders.
Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov died on Monday morning after an explosive device planted under a car detonated.
Sarvarov, 56, was the head of the armed forces' operational training department.
Vladimir Putin was informed of Sarvarov's death immediately.
A Russian general, Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, was killed in a car bombing in Moscow.
Sarvarov was the third senior Russian military officer to be killed in a bombing this year.
The blast occurred less than half a mile from where Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov was killed this week by a bomb.
An unidentified assailant detonated an explosive device in Moscow, killing himself and a police officer.
Who and where
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