A Russian air force officer, identified as a colonel, has reportedly died in a car bombing incident in St. Petersburg. This follows several similar events involving senior military personnel in Russia.
According to the independent Telegram channel Fontanka, the colonel was killed in the blast on Thursday morning. Reports indicate a remote-controlled explosive device was attached to the bottom of his SUV as it exited a residential building’s courtyard.
The TV channel 78 noted that the colonel served as the chief navigator for the 6th Air and Air Defence Army. However, as of Thursday morning, his identity had not been disclosed.
Russia has attributed these car bomb attacks to Ukrainian secret services, alleging they have targeted military and security officials in recent years.
Other incidents include the deaths of Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, who was killed in a car bomb explosion in the Moscow region in April 2025, and Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, who died in a similar attack in Moscow on December 22, 2025.
In another attack on June 9, Damir Davydov, responsible for supplying missiles and artillery for Russia’s Ministry of Defence, died when an explosive device detonated as a BMW X3 drove near a Moscow residential building.
On August 28, Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Sechkov, a 43-year-old from Russia’s Aerospace Forces, was killed in a car bomb explosion in the same city.
This story is developing and will be updated with further details.
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