A car bomb exploded beneath a Kia Sorento in a residential courtyard in southern Moscow on the morning of December 21, 2025, shortly after the driver entered the vehicle and began moving.
Russian investigators believe an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted under the car, classifying the incident as a targeted attack rather than an accident.
The blast occurred at approximately 7:00 a.m. local time on Yasenevaya Street in the Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye district.
Unofficial reports from Russian Telegram channels identified the victim as Major General Fanil Fanisovich Sarvarov, head of operational training within the General Staff of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Sarvarov has served in senior command and planning roles since at least 2015 and is described as a veteran of multiple conflicts, including the Chechen wars, the 2008 conflict in South Ossetia, Syria, and the war in Ukraine.
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