Three people including two police officers have died in an explosion in Moscow, just days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking general not far away. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine nearly four years ago, Russian authorities have blamed Kyiv for several assassinations of military officers and public figures in Russia. Two police officers died in the explosion (Investigative Committee of Moscow via AP)The two traffic police officers were approaching a “suspicious individual” when an explosive device detonated, Investigate Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said in a statement. The incident took place in the same area of the Russian capital where Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was killed by a car bomb on Monday morning. Mr Sarvarov, the head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, died when an explosive device detonated under his vehicle in southern Moscow.

Source: Irish Examiner December 25, 2025 06:46 UTC