A Russian colonel was killed in a car bombing in St Petersburg on Thursday, as US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin.
The blast happened on Kolpinsky Prospekt while the commander was driving his SUV. A remote-controlled explosive device had been attached to the underside of the vehicle, according to Russian news outlet Fontanka.
Senior Air Force Officer Killed
TV channel 78 reported that the dead colonel was the chief navigator of the 6th Air and Air Defence Army, a senior figure in Russia's air force.
There will be immediate suspicions that Ukraine's secret services are behind the attack.
US Envoys in Moscow
The apparent attack came as US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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