A senior Russian general has been killed in a car bomb attack outside his home near Moscow. The Kremlin says a Russian general was killed in Moscow on Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car. There has been no claim of responsibility, but the Kremlin believes Ukraine may be involved. Kyiv has neither confirmed nor denied.
Moscow December 23: A senior Russian general has been killed in a car bomb attack outside his home near Moscow, the latest in a series of high-profile assassinations since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was a key figure in preparing Russian forces for deployment, with previous service in Chechnya and Syria.
There has been no claim of responsibility, but the Kremlin believes Ukraine may be involved, which Kyiv has neither confirmed nor denied. The Kremlin says a Russian general was killed in Moscow on Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car.
A number of Russian general officers have been killed during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present). As of 22 December 2025, Russian sources have confirmed 13 deaths. These losses exceed those of the Second Chechen War, in which Russia lost ten generals. UK intelligence attributed the deaths of senior commanders to their going to the field to personally lead operations to address “difficulties in command and control” and “faltering Russian performance on the front line.
In addition to these flag officers, many other senior officers have been killed by Ukrainian forces; on 23 March 2022, Ukrainian official Mykhailo Podoliak stated that their forces had killed “dozens of colonels and other officers”
