A city in Moscow Oblast, Russia
A senior Russian military official has been killed in a car bombing near Balashikha, just outside Moscow. An explosive device under his BMW detonated around 5:30 a.m., injuring bystanders who rushed to help. The victim, Col. Damir Davydov, headed a key logistics directorate responsible for weapons distribution. Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation, while Kyiv has not commented on the attack.
Two car bombs have wounded and killed people in Moscow and its outskirts as investigations identify a teenage suspect network. Authorities report controlled detonations and ongoing inquiries into the perpetrators and motives. The events follow a pattern of high-profile attacks targeting Russian officials after the invasion of Ukraine.
A high-profile Russian artillery chief, Damir Davydov, has died in a car bombing in Balashikha near Moscow. Investigators say the blast, which occurred early Tuesday, involved a device hidden under the driver’s seat and detonated remotely. Kyiv and Russian outlets name Davydov as the victim, with Ukrainian officials asserting a strategic role of the attack amid ongoing tensions in the war.