Senior Russian officer killed in car bomb explosion in Moscow.

Senior Russian officer killed in car bomb explosion in Moscow.

According to Al Jazeera, Russian sources reported the death of a high-ranking Russian officer.

The sources announced that the officer was killed in a car explosion in Moscow.

Russian sources announced that the deputy head of the Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces was killed in a car bomb explosion in eastern Moscow.

At the same time, Rossiya Today reported: News sources reported a car explosion in the Balashikha district of Moscow, and the Russian Investigative Committee announced the start of an investigation into the matter.

A spokesman for the Russian Emergencies Ministry announced that the explosion occurred in the premises of a residential building in the Balashikha district, and a fire broke out at the scene, which has been extinguished.

A team of forensic experts and specialists, as well as security forces, are at the scene.