In St. Petersburg on the Kolpinskoye highway, a colonel of the Russian armed forces died in a car explosion.
According to the Russian media, the serviceman died on the spot, and his family member who was nearby was injured.
Previously, the explosive device was attached to the bottom of the car and went off as soon as the colonel left the yard on the Kolpinskoye highway.
The investigative committee opened a criminal case for the murder of a serviceman.
Ukrainian public pages write that the deceased was connected to the Russian Air Force. He is believed to have been a navigator of the Air Force's Sixth Air Force and Air Defense Forces.