Military Officer Killed In Car Explosion In St. Petersburg

Reform.news Editorial Team · 12 November 2026, 09:16

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Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed that a serviceman was killed in a passenger car explosion in St. Petersburg. A criminal case has been opened.

“The investigative authorities of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee for St. Petersburg have opened a criminal case over the murder of a serviceman in a car explosion in the Pushkinsky District,” the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement.

Russian media reported that the serviceman held the rank of colonel. A relative who was also in the car was injured.