The car destroyed by a bomb in Balashikha near Moscow.Image: imago
Explosion at dawn: A bomb near Moscow kills a Russian general in the rocket troops. The investigators are keeping a low profile.
June 10, 2026, 07:28June 10, 2026, 07:28
Not far from the Russian capital Moscow a man was killed by a car bomb. According to the State Investigative Committee, the explosion took place on Tuesday around 5:30 a.m. local time (4:30 a.m. CEST) in a moving car BMW instead of. A procedure had been initiated, although it was left open in which direction the investigation would take place. According to information from the Kommersant daily newspaper, the bomb made of up to half a kilogram of explosives was planted under the floor of the car.
According to unconfirmed reports from Ukrainian and Russian bloggers, the dead man is a colonel or even general in the Russian missile forces. The 57-year-old’s presumed address in Balashikha had been on a publicly visible enemy list since 2023 Ukraine. In April 2025, a general from the Russian General Staff died in a car bomb in the city on the eastern outskirts of Moscow. Towards the evening, the authorities also defused a suspicious object in southwest Moscow with a targeted explosion.
Ukraine has been defending itself against a Russian invasion for more than four years. Ukrainian secret services repeatedly carry out attacks on Russian military personnel and renegade Ukrainians, often using car explosive devices. (dpa)