Russian authorities reported that they detained a man described as a “Ukrainian special services agent” in connection with explosion of a car who killed Russian General Yaroslav Moskalik on Friday (25).
The suspect would have bought the car that exploded in Balashikha, less than 32 kilometers east of Moscow, according to Tass, citing the Federal Security Service of Russia. The nationality of the suspect is unclear; According to the FSB, it has residence permission in Ukraine.
The FSB also accused him of, but said he was detonated in Ukraine.
A video posted by Tass on Saturday seemed m. The Russian investigative committee had previously said that the explosion was caused by a makeshift explosive device full of shrapnel.
Russian General Moskalik was deputy chief of the main board of operations of the Russian Armed Forces General State.
The influential Russian military blog Rybar stated that Moskalik was not at Volkswagen when he exploded, but was close to him after leaving a nearby building. THE CNN You cannot check this report independently.
Photos released by the Russian authorities seem to show the suspect driving a dark green Volkswagen with signs that correspond to those allegedly found at the explosion site.
A TASS video also showed the man being placed in a van and included images of him apparently in custody, describing his alleged recruitment by Ukraine’s special services. It is unclear if he was under coercion during the confession.
No one took responsibility for the explosion. THE CNN Contacting the Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs to obtain comments on the alleged calls of the suspect with Ukraine.
Moskalik was killed on the same day that US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin at Kremlin to discuss efforts to end the Russian war in Ukraine.
After the three -hour meeting, US President Donald Trump initially expressed optimism that both sides were “very close to an agreement.”
But the next day, Trump questioned If Putin wants a peace agreement right after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral.
In a publication on the Social Truth sent upon returning from Rome after the meeting, Trump raised the possibility of applying new sanctions to Russia after his attack on Kiev last week.
“There was no reason for Putin to shoot missiles against civil areas, cities and villages in recent days,” Trump wrote. “It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop war, just encouraging me and needs to be treated differently through ‘banks’ or ‘secondary sanctions’? A lot of people are dying !!!”
