Moscow police vehicle targeted in blast near major railway station, 1 officer killed
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Editor's note: This is a developing story.
An explosion at Moscow's Savyolovsky railway station square killed one traffic police officer and wounded two others late on Feb. 23, according to Russia’s Interior Ministry and Investigative Committee.
Official spokesperson for Russia's Interior Ministry reported that Senior Police Lieutenant Denis Bratushchenko was killed in the blast near a traffic police vehicle.
Savyolovsky is one of the city's 10 major railway terminals and serves as a primary hub for suburban routes to the north of the capital.
Preliminary reports indicate that an unidentified man threw an "unknown explosive device" at a parked police vehicle around midnight local time before filming the incident and fleeing the scene.
However, after reviewing CCTV footage and inspecting the area, investigators later claimed the perpetrator died at the scene.
The Kyiv Independent can't immediately verify the claims.
The incident in the Russian capital occurred on the same day that law enforcement facilities across Ukraine were targeted in a series of blasts.
