A Russian colonel dies in a dynamite attack on his car in St. Petersburg
A Russian army colonel was killed in a bombing in St. Petersburg, with explosives placed under his car. The attack occurred as he drove away, resulting in immediate fatal injuries. Local police are investigating the incident, which also damaged a public bus nearby. The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a murder case but has not identified suspects. This incident follows a pattern of attacks on Russian military personnel since the start of the war in Ukraine, with previous incidents linked to Ukrainian intelligence.
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