Russian Air Force Colonel Killed in Car Bomb Explosion in St. Petersburg

A senior officer of the Russian Air Force and Air Defense was killed in a car bomb explosion in the Pushkin district, south of St. Petersburg. The bomb, planted under his vehicle, detonated as the car was leaving the courtyard of a residential complex and while driving on the Kolpinskoye highway. The St. Petersburg Investigative Committee confirmed that the victim was a colonel and the senior navigation officer of the Sixth Army of the Russian Air Force and Air Defense. An investigation into his assassination is currently underway.

Some reports indicate that this is the second similar car bomb attack against a senior military officer in the same area within less than three months. So far, the motives and perpetrators behind this attack remain unknown, and investigations continue. This incident occurred amid rising tensions across various parts of Russia and Ukraine.

In other news, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that between the evening of November 11 and the early hours of November 12, 71 Ukrainian drones were targeted and shot down over several regions of the country.