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Russian General’s Assassination Tied to Alleged Ukrainian Agent, Russia Claims

Ignat Kuzin, accused of planting a car bomb that killed Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, has confessed to acting under the direction of Ukraine’s Security Service, according to Russian authorities.

Overview

  • Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a senior Russian military official, was killed by a car bomb in Balashikha, near Moscow, on April 25, 2025.
  • Russian authorities have detained Ignat Kuzin, accusing him of being a Ukrainian agent who planted the explosive device and remotely detonated it from Ukrainian territory.
  • Kuzin has reportedly confessed to the crime, claiming he was recruited by Ukraine’s Security Service in April 2023 and paid to carry out the assassination.
  • The FSB alleges Kuzin conducted months of surveillance on Moskalik, renting an apartment in the same building and preparing the explosive device in advance.
  • Ukraine has not commented on the incident, maintaining its usual strategic silence on extraterritorial operations, as tensions between the two nations escalate further.