Russian general assassinated in Moscow car bombing

Published December 22, 2025 10:41am ET



A Russian general was assassinated in a car bombing on Monday in Moscow, making him the country’s latest senior military officer to be targeted.

Local authorities investigating the killing of Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, have suggested Ukraine, which hasn’t commented on it yet, could be responsible.

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