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A senior Russian military colonel was killed in a car bombing outside Moscow after an explosive device planted under his BMW detonated near his home, according to local media reports.
Damir Davydov, described as the Kremlin’s top artillery chief, died after the blast erupted around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday near his home in Balashikha, a city just outside Moscow.
Surveillance footage shared by Russian media appeared to show the vehicle bursting into flames before slamming into a parked car.
Screenshot- X- Damir Davydov
Bystanders rushed to pull Davydov from the burning wreckage, but he later died from his injuries, Telegram channel Mash reported.
Russian Telegram channel 112 reported that the explosive device had been planted under the driver’s seat and detonated remotely.
The device reportedly had a yield equivalent to 300 to 400 grams of TNT.