Russian General Is Killed After Car Bomb Explodes in Moscow

An investigator at the scene of an explosive device detonated under the vehicle of Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, in Moscow, on Dec. 22.Photographer: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images

A senior Russian general was killed after a bomb exploded in his car in Moscow, according to investigators who pointed suspicion for the assassination at Ukraine.

Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, who was in charge of the operational training department in the Russian General Staff, died from injuries sustained when the device planted under his car detonated early Monday, the Investigative Committee said in a Telegram statement.