Car Explosion in St. Petersburg Kills Russian Military Officer, Reports Say
The lieutenant colonel’s wife was also in the car at the moment of the blast and was badly injured, local media reported.
In St. Petersburg, a Russian military officer was killed in a car explosion on Thursday, according to investigators. The blast took place around 10 a.m. near a supermarket in the Shushary neighborhood. The official, whose rank was identified as lieutenant colonel, died in the incident, while his wife was being treated for injuries.
The Investigation Committee, Russia's top investigative body, launched a criminal probe into the event. Pro-war Telegram channels reported that the victim was 43-year-old Sergei Sechkov, a claim confirmed by Sechkov's father. The officer's identity has not been officially disclosed. Russia has accused Ukraine of orchestrating several assassinations of military officers since the full-scale invasion, while Ukraine has claimed responsibility for some attacks but denied involvement in others.
Ukrainian sources said that a 24-year-old woman, allegedly recruited by Ukrainian handlers online, was responsible for planting a bomb under the officer's car on Wednesday night. She was reportedly flown to Moldova after boarding a flight to Turkey earlier in the day. The last Russian military officer killed in a bomb attack was in annexed Crimea earlier this month, where a woman was arrested for allegedly carrying out the assassination on behalf of Ukraine.
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