Russian General Killed In Car Bomb Attack In Moscow: Officials

Moscow: In a shocking incident, a senior Russian general was killed in Moscow, on Monday. The incident took place due as a bomb, placed under his car, exploded. Russian officials have blamed Ukraine for the latest bomb attack in which a senior Russian military officer was assassinated.

A Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, revealed the officials. As per statement of the Russia's Investigative Committee, Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov died as an explosive device planted under a car detonated, on Monday morning.

As per the primary reports, Sarvarov was 56. The committee said that the Sarvarov was the head of the armed forces' operational training department. Meanwhile, the committee added that there is also one theory that the bomb was planted with the help of Ukrainian intelligence services. However, Ukraine has not commented on the same.

👀A Russian general was killed in a car bomb ‌in southeastern Moscow this morning, per Investigative Committee: Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, who heads the operational training directorate for the General Staff, died in the blast. https://t.co/qhc21OcGFU pic.twitter.com/masAVPmSpz

— Mike Eckel (@Mike_Eckel) December 22, 2025

Meanwhile, as per the report by the Russian media, Sarvarov was earlier part of the combat operations during the Ossetian-Ingush conflict and the Chechen wars.

A Russian general was killed in a Moscow car bomb. He had taken part in Russian actions in Chechnya, Syria, and Ukraine. #Russia #bomb pic.twitter.com/CCzGWW075g

— Soldier of Fortune Magazine (@sofmagpublisher) December 22, 2025

BREAKING: Russian general was killed in southern Moscow after an explosive device detonated beneath his car, investigators said. pic.twitter.com/JJmPxvijxr

— Washington Report (@Washington_Rep) December 22, 2025

#WATCH: A Russian general was killed Monday after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in #Moscow; Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov later died from his injuries, Svetlana Petrenko, official spokesperson for #Russia’s Investigative Committee, confirmed https://t.co/TUwgDTvBcf pic.twitter.com/v33oCVddvc

— Arab News (@arabnews) December 22, 2025

Meanwhile, he also led operations in Syria between 2015-2016.