A car driven by a Russian colonel exploded in St. Petersburg. According to preliminary data, he died on the spot.
An explosion occurred on the Kolpinsko highway in Shoshari on the morning of November 12, the Fontanka publication reported. The deceased servant was driving the car that blew up and was alone in it, the publication clarifies. It was previously reported that there was a family member next to him, he survived, but was injured.
According to Fontanka, the explosive device was attached to the bottom of the car and detonated in the distance when the colonel left the yard. The identity of the deceased has not been released. Traffic on the Kolpinskoye highway is blocked.
At the end of August, also on the Kolpinskoye highway, under similar circumstances, a senior Russian military man died and his wife was injured. Then an improvised explosive device exploded in the serviceman's car. The couple's legs exploded.