Official says investigators are pursuing ‘numerous lines’ in inquiry, including whether Ukrainian intelligence were involved
A Russian general was killed this morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in southern Moscow, investigators said.
Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the operational training directorate of the Russian armed forces’ general Staff, died from his injuries, Svetlana Petrenko, official spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee, said.
“Investigators are pursuing numerous lines of inquiry regarding the murder. One of these is that the crime was orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence services,” Petrenko said.
Russian news outlets reported that a car exploded in a parking lot on Moscow’s Yaseneva Street with the driver inside at approximately 7am.
