Car bomb kills senior Russian military official near Moscow
Video appears to show Col Damir Davydov’s BMW bursting into flames and bystanders pulling him from wreckage
TL;DR
- Colonel Damir Davydov, head of the Russian military's artillery and missile ammunition supply directorate, was killed in a car bombing near Moscow.
- The explosion occurred on Tuesday morning as Davydov was driving near his home in Balashikha.
- The Kremlin confirmed the explosion and stated that President Putin was informed.
- This assassination is the latest in a series targeting Russian military officials and pro-war figures.
- Ukrainian intelligence agencies are suspected of carrying out similar attacks on Russian officials.
- The incident raises questions about Russia's internal security and its ability to protect senior officials.
- A separate incident involving an alleged assassination attempt on an employee of a scientific-industrial enterprise was also reported in Moscow on Tuesday, with two teenagers detained.