Moscow car bombings: Defense Ministry and Rostec hit
🔸 According to preliminary data, as a result of yesterday's car explosion in Balashikha perished 57-year-old colonel Damir Davydov, who headed the missile and ammunition supply department at the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
An explosion rocked the Aviatorov neighborhood, home to high-ranking military officials. Media reports first Reportedthat the victim could have been the 62-year-old lieutenant general.
There is still no official information about the identity of the deceased.
🔸 Also yesterday, a car parked near the Rostec research institute in the capital's microdistrict exploded. KonkovoThe car belonged to an employee of the company, which specializes on the development of laser and optical technologies for military needs.
According to the Investigative Committee, arrested Two teenagers are accused of planting an explosive device under a car on orders from their supervisor. However, emergency services foiled the assassination attempt by detonating the bomb.
🔸A few months ago, two more teenagers, on orders from unknown persons, tried to attack with a knife at the employees of this research institute.
🔸 In the four years of war in Ukraine, three lieutenant generals have already been killed as a result of assassination attempts in the rear: the chief of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Armed Forces Igor Kirillov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff Yaroslav Moskalik and the head of the operational training department of the Armed Forces Fanil Sarvarov.