Overview
- Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, 56, who led the General Staff’s operational training, died after a device under his Kia Sorento exploded in southern Moscow around 06:55.
- Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal probe and said a potential Ukrainian intelligence link is one line of inquiry.
- Kyiv offered no immediate comment, while the Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin was informed right away.
- The attack is the third killing of a senior Russian general in about a year, following Igor Kirillov in December 2024 and Yaroslav Moskalik in April 2025.
- Officials noted Sarvarov’s service in Chechnya and Syria, and images showed his car destroyed in a Yasenevo parking area as forensic examinations continued.