Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the murder of the deputy chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces a terrorist attack. Yaroslav Moskalik.
"The main question is how to stop the war in the center of Europe, the world. We see so many victims every day. Even today, a Russian military man was killed as a result of a terrorist attack in Moscow," the diplomat told reporters.
The explosion in Balashikha occurred around 10.40, when 59-year-old Yaroslav Moskalik was walking past a Volkswagen Golf parked at his house. The explosion threw the general several meters away. Judging by the photos from the scene, the IED was filled with striking elements.