Media: A serviceman was killed in an explosion in St. Petersburg.
A car exploded on the Kolpinsko highway in St. Petersburg Shushary, the media reported. According to eyewitnesses, an explosion occurred near the Lanta hypermarket and the Tatanpet gas station around 7 am on November 12.
According to preliminary data, a serviceman is dead. The portal "78.ru" writes that the deceased was a colonel of the 6th Air Force and Air Defense Forces.
Fontanka clarifies that the colonel who died during the explosion on the Kolpinskoye highway was alone in the car. The passenger seat was empty. Initially, information was received that a relative was sitting next to the servant.
The camera recorded how the colonel left the house alone, then got into the car and started driving from the yard. At that moment an explosive device exploded. The man died on the spot.
Traffic on the Kolpinskoye road in the area of the explosion is blocked. Emergency services are on site. A criminal case has been opened. Investigators and forensic experts are examining the scene of the incident and a number of necessary forensic tests have been ordered.