Russian general killed in car bomb: How pro-Kremlin officials are being assassinated in broad daylight

A high-ranking Russian general was killed in a car bombing near Moscow, marking the latest in a string of targeted assassinations of pro-Kremlin figures. The killing of Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik — just as peace talks between the US and Russia begin — raises serious questions about Ukraine’s covert operations and Russia’s internal security failures

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