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An investigator works at the scene where Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, was killed by an explosive device placed under his car in Moscow, in a photo provided by the Investigative Committee of Moscow on Dec. 22, 2025. Investigative Committee of Moscow via AP
A top Russian army officer was killed by a bomb placed underneath his car in Moscow on Dec. 22.
Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov’s demise was confirmed by Russian Investigative Committee Spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko, who told Russian state news agency TASS on Monday morning.