Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDamir Davydov, the head of the Russian defence ministry’s missile and artillery wing, was reportedly killed in a car explosion in Balashikha, Moscow region, with a second car bomb found elsewhere. The EU has proposed a 21st package of sanctions against Russia, heavily targeting its banks, crypto networks, drone production, and oil traders. Ukrainian drones struck a historic museum in Sevastopol, Crimea, and caused fires at industrial facilities in the Vladimir region and a fuel tank in Rostov, while Russia claimed to have downed 326 drones overnight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Nordic and Baltic leaders in Estonia to discuss developing cheaper methods for drone defence, offering Ukraine's expertise. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticised his country's exclusion from Western European peace talks on Ukraine, while the Kremlin dismissed the EU as a mediator. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Moscow car bomb kills Putin’s general overseeing ammunition suppliesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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Second car bomb was discovered and blown up by authorities; more panic buying of fuel in Russia as Ukrainian attacks bite. What we know on day 1,568

Russian general Davydov was handling the defence ministry’s missile and artillery wing

Ein Mann ist in der Nähe von Moskau durch eine Autobombe getötet worden. Berichten zufolge war er ein hoher russischer Militärangehöriger.

A second car bomb was reportedly discovered and blown up by authorities in southwest Moscow

Russian opposition outlets and war-monitoring Telegram channels identified the victim as Damir Davydov, a senior Defense Ministry missile and artillery official; Ukrainian reports…

Video appears to show Col Damir Davydov’s BMW bursting into flames and bystanders pulling him from wreckage

Russian news outlets reported that Davydov was killed in an explosion in the Balashikha area on Tuesday

The general killed on June 9 in an explosion in Balashikh outside Moscow was Lt. Gen. Damir Davydov, the Russian Defense Ministry official responsible for…

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Ukraine has combined assassinations with bombings in a bid to break the logistical spine of Russia’s war effort, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Russian independent media site Agentstvo reported that this is the first instance in which the Kremlin refused to acknowledge the victim’s identity in the assassination of a…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDamir Davydov, the head of the Russian…