Car explodes near Moscow: Russian Defence Ministry general killed, Russian media report – photos, videos
A car exploded in the town of Balashikha near Moscow, killing a general of the Russian Defence Ministry.
Source: Baza, a Russian Telegram channel; TASS, a Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet, Russian media outlets Kommersant, Meduza and Vazhnye Istorii (Important Stories)
Quote from Baza: "The person killed in the car explosion in Balashikha is Yaroslav Moskalik, a 59-year-old general of the Ministry of Defence."
Details: The incident happened at 10:40. A Volkswagen Golf parked in the courtyard of a residential building exploded when Moskalik was passing by.
Причиною вибуху автомобіля в підмосковній Балашисі називають вибуховий пристрій. Від вибуху помер російський генерал Москалик. Відео "Известий" pic.twitter.com/eJhr6BYoP3 — Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) April 25, 2025
The explosion reportedly threw the general several metres away.
According to media reports, Moskalik was the deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. Vazhnye Istorii (Important Stories) calls this department the main link in planning operations in Ukraine.
Вранці 25 квітня в місті Балашиха, що межує з російською столицею Москвою, вибухнув автомобіль, унаслідок чого помер генерал Міноборони РФ Ярослав Москалик. Відео з Telegram-каналу Baza pic.twitter.com/p36QmJynUH — Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) April 25, 2025
Kommersant wrote that two people may have been killed – the driver and a passenger who was getting out of the car.
Moskalik was 59 years old.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case.
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