A car exploded on a highway near St. Petersburg.
The explosion happened on the Kolpinskoye road in the village of Shoshri. The road is currently closed, BAZA reports.
According to BAZA, the man was driving and went from a yard to the Kolpinskoye road. Initial reports indicate that the explosive device was planted under the car.
The traffic towards Pushkino is currently completely blocked. Investigators and firefighters are on the scene.
“According to our source, a colonel has been killed. A family member was with him; He survived but was injured," reports the Fontanka Telegram channel.
The tragedy occurred half a kilometer away from the site of a similar explosion at the end of August, BAZA emphasizes. Then while the troop car was moving, it blew up. The man was killed, and his wife who was nearby was seriously injured and taken to intensive care.