Who Is Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov? Senior Russian military officer killed in Moscow car bomb attack  

The deceased has been identified as Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, a 56-year-old officer who was serving as the head of the Russian armed forces’ operational training department.

Russia’s Investigative Committee said Sarvarov died after an explosive device planted under a car detonated early Monday morning. The BBC reported that the blast caused extensive damage to the vehicle.

Unverified videos circulating on social media showed a white car severely damaged by the explosion, with several other vehicles nearby also affected.

Ukraine has not commented on the incident so far.

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, several senior Russian military officials have been targeted in a series of attacks.

In April, General Yaroslav Moskalik was killed in a car bomb explosion in Moscow. Earlier, in December 2024, General Igor Kirillov died when an explosive device concealed in a scooter was remotely detonated, the BBC reported.

A Ukrainian source later told the BBC that Kirillov had been killed by Ukraine’s security service, though the claim was never officially confirmed.