{
  "id": 4015180,
  "title": "Russian officer killed in St. Petersburg car bombing identified as Sergei Sechkov, whose unit Ukraine accuses of strikes on civilians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/russian-officer-killed-in-st-petersburg-car-bombing-identified-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:02:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/296553"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}