Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit

Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik was named as the victim of an explosion that appears similar to previous attacks claimed by Ukraine

The explosion happened in the town of Balashikha, east of Moscow, Russia. Picture: Steve Parsons

A senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow on Friday, just hours before a Kremlin meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.

The Russian authorities named the officer as Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy head of the main operations directorate of the general staff of the Russian armed forces.