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Russian general assassinated in Moscow car-bombing attack; Ukrainian-connection suspected

This is the third Russian general and fourth Russian citizen to die by assassination in recent months. Ukrainian operatives are suspected in all four murders. At what point does Putin respond in kind?

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Dec 22, 2025
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Another Russian general has been assassinated, this time in a car bombing in Moscow.

According to Sputnik and other news outlets, Russia’s Investigative Committee said Lt. General Fanil Sarvarov died on Monday morning after an explosive device planted under a car detonated.

Sarvarov, 56, was the head of the armed forces’ operational training department, t…

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