'Senior Russian officer' is killed in Moscow car explosion
A senior Russian officer has reportedly been killed in a car explosion in the region of Moscow.
The official was said to have been killed on Bulvar Nesterova in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast.
Anton Gerashchenko, Former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, cited Russian Telegram channels in identifying the victim as Major General Yaroslav Moskalik.
Moskalik was deputy chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
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