{"id":194487,"date":"2025-12-22T16:55:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/russian-general-killed-by-car-bomb-in-moscow-say-investigators-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:55:17","slug":"russian-general-killed-by-car-bomb-in-moscow-say-investigators-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/russian-general-killed-by-car-bomb-in-moscow-say-investigators-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, say investigators – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee says it is looking into whether Ukraine intelligence services were behind attack
A Russian general has been killed after an explosive device detonated beneath his car in what Moscow described as a likely assassination carried out by Ukrainian intelligence services.
Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the operational training directorate of the Russian armed forces\u2019 general staff, died of his injuries, a spokesperson for Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee said in a statement.
\u201cInvestigators are pursuing numerous lines of inquiry regarding the murder. One of these is that the crime was orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence services,\u201d the spokesperson said.
Russian Telegram channels with links to the security services reported that Sarvarov\u2019s car exploded while driving along Yaseneva Street in Moscow at about 7am on Monday, killing the driver inside. According to reports, the vehicle had travelled several metres before the blast went off.
Sarvarov, who oversees combat training and readiness for Russia\u2019s armed forces in the war in Ukraine<\/a>, has extensive experience in the Kremlin\u2019s post-Soviet wars. He took part in both Chechen wars and later played a role in organising Russia\u2019s 2015\u201316 military intervention in Syria.
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin\u2019s spokesperson, described Sarvarov\u2019s death as a \u201cterrible murder\u201d. Other officials and prominent pro-war voices have called for swift retribution for the attack \u2013 the third bombing in Moscow in the past year to claim the life of a senior Russian officer linked to the invasion.
\u201cWe need to identify and eliminate the entire chain of those who carried out the operation. I don\u2019t think they should be taken prisoner at all \u2013 they should simply be destroyed on the spot, as is done with terrorists,\u201d Andrey Kolesnik, a member of the Duma\u2019s defence committee, was quoted as saying by the news site Lenta.ru.
Starshe Eddy, a popular pro-war blogger, called for Moscow to assassinate Ukrainian officials inside the country.
\u201cOnly the destruction of targets on the enemy\u2019s territory can first disrupt the wave of terrorism and then significantly reduce it, giving our security services breathing space and making their work easier. These targets, of course, include the enemy\u2019s military and political figures,\u201d he wrote on Telegram.
Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the attack.
Ukrainian intelligence agencies have targeted dozens of Russian military officers and Russian-installed officials since the start of the war, accusing them of involvement in war crimes. Little is known about the clandestine Ukrainian resistance cells believed to be behind assassinations and attacks on military infrastructure inside Russia and in Russian-controlled territories.
Last December, Kyiv claimed responsibility for the assassination of Lt Gen Igor Kirillov<\/a>, the head of the military\u2019s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, who was killed by a bomb concealed in an electric scooter outside his apartment building, a day after Ukraine levelled criminal charges against him. His assistant, Ilya Polikarpov, was also killed in the attack.
Ukraine\u2019s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, appeared in September to signal that further attacks on senior Russian military figures could follow, warning that they \u201chave to know where their bomb shelters are\u201d, and adding: \u201cIf they do not stop the war, they will need it in any case.\u201d
Ukraine\u2019s continued targeting of senior Russian military figures has underscored failures within Russia\u2019s security services. Vladimir Putin last year described the killing of Kirillov as a \u201cmajor blunder\u201d by the country\u2019s security agencies, saying they should learn from it and improve their effectiveness.
It is unclear whether the high-profile killing of Sarvarov will have any impact on the peace talks, as Ukrainian and US officials are holding discussions in Florida aimed at ending the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine.
Russia is holding separate talks with the US in Florida, which are expected to continue on Monday.
Keith Kellogg, Donald Trump\u2019s appointed special representative for Ukraine and Russia, criticised Ukraine\u2019s killing of Russian generals last year, saying such actions could violate the rules of warfare.<\/p>\n

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