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Russian General Killed in Moscow Car Bomb Attack

Russian General Killed in Moscow Car Bomb Attack

Above: A view of the damaged cars following an explosion on a parked car in which a Russian military personnel and his wife were injured in Moscow, Russia on July 24, 2024. Image credit: Stringer/Getty Images

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UkraineResponsibility for the killing has successfullynot eliminatedyet anotherbeen warestablished, criminalbut if Ukrainian intelligence was behind the attack, it would amount to the targeted elimination of a senior commander responsible for Russian military operations. Lt.both Genabroad and in Ukraine. Sarvarov organizedplayed operationsa key role in organizing military campaigns in Syria backingin support of the Assad regime and trainedin training senior officers for Putin'Russia’s illegal invasion. ThisViewed targetedthrough this lens, the strike representswould legitimatebe self-defensea calculated act against militarya commanderscommander directinglinked to attacks on Ukrainian civilians, rather than an indiscriminate act of violence.

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