A year after a Russian general was assassinated in a car bombing outside Moscow, another general is reportedly dead in the same city - in another car bombing - Meduza
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Key Points:
- Damir Davydov, head of Russia’s Main Missile and Artillery Directorate, was reportedly killed by a car bomb in Balashikha near Moscow, according to Telegram channel VChK-OGPU and Ukrainian blogger Anatoly Shariy, though this has not been independently confirmed.
- The explosion occurred around 5:30 a.m. as Davydov was driving off, with an estimated 500 grams of TNT used in the device beneath his vehicle.
- The blast took place near the intersection of Kozhedub and Koldunov Streets in Balashikha, where Davydov reportedly lived.
- Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into the incident, but no specific charges have been announced.