Two police officers died in an explosion in Moscow early Wednesday morning after they approached a suspicious person near their patrol car, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee.
The blast occurred around 1:30 a.m. local time as the officers moved toward the suspect, triggering an immediate security response and area lockdown, investigators reported.
Forensic specialists are now examining the scene and conducting medical and explosives analyses to identify the device type and establish what led to the attack, the committee stated.
Russian television broadcast images showing significant police deployment and blocked-off streets, while witnesses described hearing a powerful explosion that broke the night’s silence.
The location sits close to where Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, who led the Russian General Staff’s training department, was killed days earlier. Sarvarov died when an explosive hidden under his parked vehicle detonated, representing one of the most significant attacks on a high-ranking Russian military figure in recent months.
Multiple attacks have targeted Russian military personnel and Kremlin-aligned individuals within Russia and occupied Ukrainian areas since Russian forces entered Ukraine in February 2022.
While Ukraine has been linked to some operations and has acknowledged responsibility for certain past attacks, it has not issued any statement regarding either Sarvarov’s death or this latest explosion.
The incident unfolds as diplomatic initiatives to resolve the nearly four-year conflict move forward. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed that Ukrainian and American negotiators have reached agreement on an updated draft peace plan now being reviewed by Russia.
According to Zelenskyy, the proposal would establish a frozen front line and initiate discussions on troop repositioning and demilitarized zone creation, while avoiding immediate Ukrainian withdrawals from disputed areas or formal acceptance of Russian-controlled territory.
Zelenskyy admitted the plan includes provisions Ukraine finds objectionable and emphasized that any agreement involving territorial compromises would need approval via national referendum.
Russia has not yet publicly addressed the latest proposal version, though officials have previously demanded territorial and political concessions as prerequisites for ending the conflict—conditions Ukraine and its allies have repeatedly rejected.
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