politics
Russian commander killed and wife wounded 'with legs blown off'
The senior Russian military officer died instantly when the blast tore apart his Chinese-made Geely car at 10am, severing his legs as he drove along Kolpinskoye Highway.
TL;DR
- A senior Russian military officer was killed in a suspected car bomb attack in St. Petersburg.
- The officer's wife was left fighting for her life with catastrophic injuries.
- The vehicle was torn apart by an improvised explosive device.
- The victim is believed to be a lieutenant colonel and military pilot.
- Multiple Russian military figures have died in similar car explosions, with blame often directed at Ukrainian services.
- Russia's Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case into the incident.
- The attack occurred in a district with many homes allocated to senior Russian Defence Ministry officers.