Russian Air Force colonel killed in car bombing near St. Petersburg

A Russian serviceman, reported by Fontanka as an Air Force colonel, was killed in a car explosion on the Kolpinskoye Highway in Shushary near St. Petersburg on Nov. 12. The Investigative Committee confirmed the death but not the rank. This is the latest in a series of targeted assassinations of Russian military officers on Russian soil, likely part of Ukrainian covert operations, though no group has claimed responsibility.

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