Russian officer killed in St. Petersburg car bombing identified as Sergei Sechkov, whose unit Ukraine accuses of strikes on civilians
The person killed in the Aug. 27 car explosion in St. Petersburg has been identified as 43-year-old Russian serviceman Sergei Sechkov, according to Ukrainian Telegram channel Supernova+ . Sechkov’s father confirmed to the independent outlet Agentstvo that his son had died in the bombing. A number of known details about Sechkov match information about the victim that were previously reported by…
Russian serviceman Sergei Sechkov, 43, has been identified as the victim of a car bombing in St. Petersburg on August 27, according to Ukrainian sources. Sechkov's father confirmed his son's death to the independent outlet Agentstvo, and it matches information previously reported by Russian media. Sechkov was a major in the 332nd Separate Guards Helicopter Regiment, part of the 6th Air Force and Air Defense Army, as confirmed by the Ukrainian project Myrotvorets.
Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate accused the unit of carrying out missile and bomb strikes on civilians in the Slobozhanske sector in May 2022. The car bombing occurred near a store on Kolpinskoye Highway in St. Petersburg, killing Sechkov and injuring his wife, Anna. A criminal case has been opened, but no suspect has been identified yet.
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