An Uzbek national was apprehended and subsequently jailed in January following his involvement in the 2024 explosion that claimed the life of General Igor Kirillov outside a Moscow apartment building. The Ukrainian SBU intelligence agency has claimed responsibility for this targeted attack. The incident underscores the ongoing tensions and clandestine operations between Ukraine and Russia.
In Moscow, a Russian general has been killed by a car bomb, according to officials. The victim, Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, was the head of the armed forces’ operational training department. This marks the third military official killed in the city by a bomb attack within the past year. Authorities are investigating potential involvement by Ukrainian intelligence services, while also exploring other leads, as they probe the circumstances of the murder and illegal handling of explosives.
Russian General Pavel Klimenko, commander of the 5th Donetsk Motorized Rifle Brigade, died in a drone strike in Ukraine on November 7th. Known for his alleged brutality, Klimenko was accused of establishing torture camps for his own soldiers in occupied Donetsk, forcing them to hand over their salaries for front-line reassignment and using torture to coerce injured soldiers into combat. This incident marks the eighth confirmed death of a Russian general in the war against Ukraine, highlighting the ongoing toll the conflict takes on military leadership.
John Q. Hosedrinker