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Best_man23

(5,265 posts)
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 07:51 AM Apr 2025

Senior Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow

Source: NBC News

"Russian authorities have launched an investigation after a senior military officer was killed Friday after a vehicle exploded in the town of Balashikha in the Moscow region, the country's Investigative Committee of Russia said.

Investigators said in a statement Friday that they had opened a criminal case into the death of Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik."



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russian-general-killed-car-bombing-moskalik-moscow-putin-ukraine-rcna202950



Not sure if this is a case of "an open window in a tall building wasn't available" or the work of Ukrainian commandos. In either case, I simply chalk this up to yet another case of Sudden Russian Death Syndrome.
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Senior Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow (Original Post) Best_man23 Apr 2025 OP
Russia doesn't usually eliminate its own officials in ways as messy as car bombs. bearsfootball516 Apr 2025 #1
Or anti Putin Russian cell SSJVegeta Apr 2025 #4
Kill all the russian killers. Include Putin.... Push him off a high balcony. Trueblue1968 Apr 2025 #19
maybe it was a message to Krasnov to get back in line rurallib Apr 2025 #2
There are partisans in Russia who are hostile to the Putin regime. Emrys Apr 2025 #3
The russian citizens DENVERPOPS Apr 2025 #25
Obviously didn't say thank you. twodogsbarking Apr 2025 #5
Russia now has an opening for a General? I have a suggestion who would be perfect. Botany Apr 2025 #6
... orangecrush Apr 2025 #14
Difficult to find sympathy. nt moniss Apr 2025 #7
Well nigh impossible..... lastlib Apr 2025 #11
Texas has a horrible climate. Igel Apr 2025 #23
Did Putin get tired of pushing people, err, I mean falling out of high rise windows? n/t Jacson6 Apr 2025 #8
"Sudden Russian Death Syndrome..." A great locution. I'll steal it if you don't mind. n/t. NNadir Apr 2025 #9
Another one..... lastlib Apr 2025 #10
Same technique and similar Putin enabler target as the last one. Probably Ukraine sourced but it could be local. Ford_Prefect Apr 2025 #12
Boom Boom orangecrush Apr 2025 #13
Upward mobility ? republianmushroom Apr 2025 #15
Look for a Ukrainian mom and her 14-year-old daughter RazorbackExpat Apr 2025 #16
Was it a Tesla? generalbetrayus Apr 2025 #17
In former Soviet Russia, petrol-powered auto engine internally combusts you! LudwigPastorius Apr 2025 #18
Oh, Vladimir Deep State Witch Apr 2025 #20
Yes. It was a general disaster. n/t Igel Apr 2025 #24
UP OR DOWN Canada Kid Apr 2025 #21
Oops Historic NY Apr 2025 #22
Hey Putin.................they are getting closer everyday............... turbinetree Apr 2025 #26

bearsfootball516

(6,627 posts)
1. Russia doesn't usually eliminate its own officials in ways as messy as car bombs.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 07:54 AM
Apr 2025

My hunch is it was Ukraine.

Emrys

(8,698 posts)
3. There are partisans in Russia who are hostile to the Putin regime.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 08:38 AM
Apr 2025

Last edited Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:23 PM - Edit history (1)

It needn't be the work of Ukrainian commandos if it's not a Putin hitjob.

This sort of event just forewarns that hostilities will not end neatly with any glib Trumpian peace deal. The Ukrainian regime controls its armed forces. The people can be a force on their own, and the country's not short of stray ammunition and those with military experience.

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
25. The russian citizens
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:36 PM
Apr 2025

are getting increasingly upset about Putin and his war, maybe it was them, forming a group of underground rebels who were acting out......

Botany

(75,154 posts)
6. Russia now has an opening for a General? I have a suggestion who would be perfect.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:32 AM
Apr 2025


“Lock him up” and then send him to Moscow ASAP.

Igel

(37,075 posts)
23. Texas has a horrible climate.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:26 PM
Apr 2025

It seems no matter what I plant--besides Okra, peppers, and yaupon holly, all I get is a fairly barren "" target="_blank">field".

May he rest in pieces.

NNadir

(36,471 posts)
9. "Sudden Russian Death Syndrome..." A great locution. I'll steal it if you don't mind. n/t.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:40 AM
Apr 2025

Ford_Prefect

(8,424 posts)
12. Same technique and similar Putin enabler target as the last one. Probably Ukraine sourced but it could be local.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:58 AM
Apr 2025

Wikipedia says:

"On 25 April 2025, Moskalik was killed in a car bomb explosion in Balashikha, a suburb east of Moscow. According to reports, an improvised explosive device (IED) with shrapnel was detonated remotely in a parked car as Moskalik, who lived in the area, passed by. The explosion was powerful enough to shatter windows in nearby buildings. Russia's Investigative Committee classified the incident as murder and confirmed the use of a homemade explosive device.

The attack followed a similar incident in December 2024, when another Russian general, Igor Kirillov, was killed in a bomb attack in Moscow, attributed by both the Security Service of Ukraine and Russian authorities to Ukrainian intelligence services. The incident occurred amid ongoing tensions in the Russo-Ukrainian War and coincided with diplomatic efforts, including a visit by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow to discuss peace proposals."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaroslav_Moskalik

RazorbackExpat

(565 posts)
16. Look for a Ukrainian mom and her 14-year-old daughter
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 12:07 PM
Apr 2025

driving toward the Estonian border in a Mini Cooper

 

Canada Kid

(257 posts)
21. UP OR DOWN
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 03:10 PM
Apr 2025

You can throw them DOWN off a balcony...or you can blow them UP from the ground! Guess he broke his glasses and everything!

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