According to preliminary data, Moskalik, who was a deputy chief of the Operations Command of the General Staff of the Armed Forces since 2021, died after approaching a Volkswagen Golf car, in which he was He detonated an explosive artifact remotely.
Telegram’s Mash channel said that the last owner of the vehicle was a native of Sumi, Ukraine, while Russian authorities described the fact as a “Terrorist attack”.
The explosion occurred in the courtyard of a Urbanization built for retired militaryeast of Moscow. Remains of the explosive artifact were found in the place, a police source informed the Tass agency.
Local media such as Kommersant suggest that There could be a second victimalthough this information has not yet been officially confirmed. In addition, some reports indicate that a gas pump in the vehicle amplified the explosion power, causing damage to parked cars and in nearby buildings.
The Russian Instruction Committee opened a criminal case for murder and illegal possession of explosives. The exterior spokeswoman, María Zajárova, also described the event as an act of “terrorism.”
Yaroslav Moskalik, 59, had beenNCUIDO IN THE UCRANIAN LIKE MIROTVORETSin which people considered “enemies of Ukraine.” In 2015, he participated in the peace negotiations for the Donbás conflict under the Normandy format.
Concern for security in the Russian military dome
The attack against Moskalik remembers the Murder of Lieutenant General Igor Kirílov In December 2024, also by exploding an artifact at home.
Then, President Vladimir Putin described those facts as “serious failures” of security services and urged to improve high controls.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia later said having frustrated several attacks and arresting four Russian citizens linked to those plans.
