A Car Carrying A Russian Colonel Was Blown Up Near St. Petersburg

He died.

A car carrying a Russian military officer exploded in the village of Shushary near St. Petersburg. According to a source, the colonel was killed, and a family member who was with him was injured.

This was reported by "Fontanka".

Russian military correspondents are bidding farewell to the deceased with references to an “eternal flight,” which may indicate the officer’s connection to aviation. There is no official evidence to support this.

In late August, also in Slavyanka near St. Petersburg, a lieutenant colonel in the Russian Armed Forces who served in air defense was killed. His wife, who was nearby, survived and was taken to the hospital.

According to “Fontanka,” in both cases the explosive device was detonated remotely.

Car bombings targeting Russian military personnel occur regularly. Over the past two years, there have been at least six assassination attempts on high-ranking officers in Russia.

In particular, in April 2025, in Balashikha, near Moscow, a car explosion the deputy chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Yaroslav Moskalyk was killed. And in December of that same year, Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the General Staff, was killed in a car explosion in southern Moscow.

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