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Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Moscow detains ‘Ukrainian agent' for car bombing death of Russian general
April 27 (UPI) -- A man alleged to have been recruited by a Ukrainian intelligence agency has been arrested by Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, in connection with the car bombing death of a Russian general last week. Ignat Kuzin, a 41-year-old resident of Ukraine, was arrested by the FSB and accused of planting an explosive device that killed Russian General Yaroslav Moskalik on Friday, the Russian agency said in a news release. The FSB is the successor agency of Soviet Union's KGB and operates as a blend between a spy agency and secret police. Its officers arrested Kuzin and delivered him to the Russia's Investigative Committee, its top investigative body for criminal prosecution. Kuzin was accused buying a Volkswagen Golf in the city of Balashikha, near Moscow, and planting an improvised explosive device inside. The blast killed Moskalik, the deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, as he was leaving his apartment. Russian officials said the IED was triggered remotely from Ukrainian territory. Kuzin is being investigated for possible charges of terrorism and the illegal storage of explosive substances or explosive devices.
Russia Today
27-04-2025
- Russia Today
Kiev operative charged in Russian general's assassination
Russian investigators have charged a man with carrying out a car bomb attack that killed a senior general in a Moscow suburb last week. The suspect confessed to acting under orders from Ukrainian security services, the Investigative Committee has said. In a statement released on Sunday, investigators announced that 42-year-old Ignat Kuzin faces charges of committing a terrorist act and illegal handling and manufacturing of explosives. The committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said Kuzin fully admitted his guilt and agreed to confirm his testimony during on-site investigation procedures. Kuzin was detained shortly after the explosion that killed the deputy chief of operations of Russia's General Staff, Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, on April 25 outside his home in Balashikha. Petrenko stated that Kuzin had been recruited by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) in 2023. For his involvement, Kuzin was allegedly promised a payment of $18,000. Investigators added that Kuzin moved to Russia in September 2023 'awaiting specific instructions from a Ukrainian handler.' In late 2024, Kuzin received information identifying Moskalik, the deputy chief of operations of Russia's General Staff, as his target and began surveillance by renting an apartment in the same building, according to the Investigative Committee. Authorities said he purchased a car and parked it near the entrance, and later planted an explosive device and also installed surveillance cameras and control systems which he retrieved from a secret cache. The Committee said that after final preparations on April 23, Kuzin 'disappeared from the scene.' The bomb was detonated remotely by an 'unidentified employee of the Ukrainian special services,' Petrenko explained. Investigators confirmed that Moskalik was killed instantly by the blast, which was caused by a improvised explosive device packed with shrapnel. According to the Telegram channel '112', Kuzin was detained in Turkey. The outlet reported that the man is originally from the Ukrainian city of Sumy. Kuzin holds a residence permit in Ukraine, the FSB said.
Miami Herald
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
‘Ukrainian Agent' Detained After Russian General Car Bombing: FSB
Russian authorities have detained a "Ukrainian special services agent" accused of planting explosives in a car that killed a senior Russian general on Friday, Moscow's FSB security agency has said. Ukraine has been linked to the deaths of several high-profile Russian commanders since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor more than three years ago, including in operations in Moscow. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Friday that Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy chief of the main operational directorate of Russia's General Staff, was killed earlier in the day when a car exploded in the Balashikha suburb east of central Moscow. A number of senior Russian commanders have been killed in Ukraine. Russia's FSB—the country's main domestic security service succeeding the Soviet-era KGB—said on Saturday it had detained Ignat Kuzin, described by the agency as a Ukrainian spy. "There is reason to believe that Ukrainian special services were involved in the murder," Zakharova said on Friday. Ukraine has not commented and Kyiv does not typically issue public statements indicating responsibility for targeted attacks outside of its territory. Kuzin is a "resident of Ukraine," the FSB said, claiming he planted a homemade explosive device in a Volkswagen Golf which was then detonated remotely from Ukrainian territory, according to Russian media. The FSB said Kuzin had been recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services in April 2023 in the area around the Ukrainian capital. He then traveled to Moscow in September 2023, the agency said. Russia's investigative committee, which opened an investigation into Moskalik's death, said on Saturday Kuzin was "giving a confession," and had told Russian authorities he had acted on his handler's instructions. Moskalik had worked on negotiations with Kyiv, Zakharova said, after Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine and supported separatist movements in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014. The bomb exploded just after U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, visited Moscow for the fourth time this year in an effort to clinch a ceasefire deal, as White House officials signal the administration was running out of patience to broker an agreement. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that if a Russian investigation confirms Ukrainian involvement in the general's death, it would show "the barbaric and treacherous nature" of the Kyiv government. Russia's investigative committee said on Friday, "The explosion occurred as a result of the detonation of a homemade explosive device" filled with shrapnel. Russian authorities said teams were still working on the investigation into the general's death. Related Articles Putin Says Kursk Taken Back, General Admits Deploying North Korean TroopsZelensky Gives Key Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks UpdateTop CIA Official's Son Killed Fighting for Russia: Father Speaks OutDonald Trump Arrives for Pope's Funeral With Message to Putin, Zelensky 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Newsweek
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
'Ukrainian Agent' Detained After Russian General Car Bombing: FSB
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Russian authorities have detained a "Ukrainian special services agent" accused of planting explosives in a car that killed a senior Russian general on Friday, Moscow's FSB security agency has said. Why It Matters Ukraine has been linked to the deaths of several high-profile Russian commanders since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor more than three years ago, including in operations in Moscow. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Friday that Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy chief of the main operational directorate of Russia's General Staff, was killed earlier in the day when a car exploded in the Balashikha suburb east of central Moscow. A number of senior Russian commanders have been killed in Ukraine. An unverified image of emergency personnel working at the site of a car-bomb attack that killed Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik in Balashikha, outside Moscow, on April 25, 2025. An unverified image of emergency personnel working at the site of a car-bomb attack that killed Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik in Balashikha, outside Moscow, on April 25, 2025. Maksim Blinov / Sputnik via AP What To Know Russia's FSB—the country's main domestic security service succeeding the Soviet-era KGB—said on Saturday it had detained Ignat Kuzin, described by the agency as a Ukrainian spy. "There is reason to believe that Ukrainian special services were involved in the murder," Zakharova said on Friday. Ukraine has not commented and Kyiv does not typically issue public statements indicating responsibility for targeted attacks outside of its territory. Kuzin is a "resident of Ukraine," the FSB said, claiming he planted a homemade explosive device in a Volkswagen Golf which was then detonated remotely from Ukrainian territory, according to Russian media. The FSB said Kuzin had been recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services in April 2023 in the area around the Ukrainian capital. He then traveled to Moscow in September 2023, the agency said. Russia's investigative committee, which opened an investigation into Moskalik's death, said on Saturday Kuzin was "giving a confession," and had told Russian authorities he had acted on his handler's instructions. Moskalik had worked on negotiations with Kyiv, Zakharova said, after Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine and supported separatist movements in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014. The bomb exploded just after U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, visited Moscow for the fourth time this year in an effort to clinch a ceasefire deal, as White House officials signal the administration was running out of patience to broker an agreement. What People Are Saying Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that if a Russian investigation confirms Ukrainian involvement in the general's death, it would show "the barbaric and treacherous nature" of the Kyiv government. Russia's investigative committee said on Friday, "The explosion occurred as a result of the detonation of a homemade explosive device" filled with shrapnel. What Happens Next Russian authorities said teams were still working on the investigation into the general's death.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Suspect detained in Moscow car bombing, Russian FSB claims
Ignat Kuzin was detained for allegedly planting a bomb that killed a senior Russian general, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on April 26. Lieutenant General , deputy chief of the main operations directorate of Russia's army, was killed when a car exploded in the yard of a residential building in the Russian city of Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, on April 25. Kuzin was detained for questioning, the said. The FSB claimed Kuzin, born in 1983, is an "agent of the Ukrainian special services," who they say holds a residence permit in . Kuzin is a suspect in planting a car bomb that allegedly killed Moskalik. He is accused of terrorist acts and the illegal storage of as outlined by the Russian criminal code. The suspect allegedly retrieved the homemade explosive from a hiding place facilitated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the FSB claimed. He allegedly bought a Volkswagen Golf beforehand, planted a handmade explosive under the car, and parked it near the home of Russian general Moskalik. The FSB claimed that the bomb was detonated on April 25 from the territory of Ukraine, killing Moskalik on the spot as he left the entrance of his home. The incident occurred as U.S. Special Envoy arrived in Moscow on April 25 to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moskalik was listed as a member of the Russian delegation during the 2015 Normandy Format talks, set up to find a resolution to Russia's war in eastern Ukraine. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported that Moskalik was also involved in the high-level Normandy Four meeting in 2019 and was in talks with now-ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad a year earlier. We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
