Media: Man killed in car explosion in Moscow region identified as general UPDATED

15:12

A 62-year-old lieutenant general has reportedly been identified as the person killed in the explosion of a BMW X3 in Balashikha in the Moscow region.

Investigators believe the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device, Caliber.Az reports, citing Telegram channel NEZYGAR.

The area where the vehicle was attacked was originally developed as a residential district for military personnel and veterans, and is home to participants in Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, as well as veterans of campaigns in Syria, Chechnya, and Afghanistan.

The report also noted that a lieutenant general had been killed in a similar car bombing in the same area a little over a year ago.

11:31

A BMW car was blown up in the city of Balashikha in the Moscow region, killing the driver, Russia’s Investigative Committee has stated.

It said the explosion occurred at around 5:30 a.m. on June 9, 2026, near a residential apartment building on Koldunovo Street in the Aviator microdistrict of Balashikha, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

“On June 9, 2026, at approximately 5:30 a.m., while a BMW X3 vehicle was in motion near a residential apartment building on Koldunovo Street in the Aviator microdistrict of Balashikha, an explosive device was detonated,” it noted.

As a result, the driver sustained multiple injuries and died at the scene, the agency added.

The Investigative Committee’s Main Investigative Directorate for the Moscow region has opened a criminal case.

Investigators and forensic experts, together with operational services, are currently inspecting the scene.

A series of forensic examinations, including medical and explosive analysis, will be ordered.

Authorities did not disclose the identity of the victim or the legal classification of the incident.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov