Car Bomb Kills Military Officer in St. Petersburg
The lieutenant colonel’s wife was also in the car at the moment of the blast and was badly injured, local media reported.
A Russian military officer was killed in a car explosion in St. Petersburg on Thursday, local investigators reported. The incident occurred near a supermarket in the Shushary neighborhood around 10 a.m., according to the news outlet Fontanka. The officer, identified as 43-year-old Sergei Sechkov, was reportedly inside the vehicle when it detonated, causing a vehicle fire.
His wife is currently receiving medical treatment. The Investigation Committee, Russia's top investigative body, has launched a criminal probe into the incident. Pro-war Telegram channels have identified the victim as Sechkov, who confirmed his death via brief online comments with his father. Authorities have not officially named the officer.
Russia has previously accused Ukraine of carrying out several assassinations of military officers since the full-scale invasion, though Ukraine has denied involvement in some attacks. On Friday, Fontanka reported that a 24-year-old woman was allegedly recruited by Ukrainian handlers online to plant a bomb under the military officer's car on Wednesday night.
The woman flew to Turkey and then Moldova before Russian authorities contacted them. This is the most recent in a series of car bomb attacks targeting Russian military personnel. In late March, a Russian military officer was killed in an explosion in annexed Crimea, after which a woman suspected of assassinating him was arrested on behalf of Ukraine.
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