In the north of Moscow, a Toyota Land Cruiser with a man and a woman in it exploded in the courtyard on Sinyavinskaya Street at 6.30 today. According to the telegram channel "Base", the victim is presumably a GRU officer.
"Presumably, there was a GRU officer in the blown-up Land Cruiser,— the Base writes.
The Ukrainian opposition blogger Anatoly Shari claims that the blown-up car belonged to the deputy head of the satellite communications center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Torgashov.
The explosion occurred at the house on Sinyavinskaya street. According to eyewitnesses, a man and a woman were in the car at that moment. The explosion was so strong that it damaged five cars parked nearby.
"An explosive device was probably placed under the bottom of the car, it went off when the military got into the car. There was a woman in the car with the officer. The man's feet were torn off, the woman received facial lacerations. Both were hospitalized in Botkin Hospital," the Base said.
The telegram channel Shot reports that "an attempt on an officer The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, according to one version, is connected with his official activities."
"The explosive device was previously located under the driver's seat. The passenger of the exploded Land Cruiser was helped by eyewitnesses. A woman in a state of shock with shrapnel wounds to her face was helped out of the salon. People made sure that the wife of the injured driver did not lose consciousness while the ambulance was driving," TK added.
A video has been posted on the social network of how eyewitnesses carry a man with bloody legs out of the salon.
"The driver of the Land Cruiser had his feet torn off," said Shot.
The Mash telegram channel also claims that the Land Cruiser belongs to a career officer The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. According to him, an improvised explosive device was attached to the bottom of the car on the driver's side. The victims are a wife and husband.
"The driver injured in the explosion of the SUV is in serious condition. He's in intensive care. The spouse was not seriously injured. She's conscious in the hospital. The woman has lacerations of the face," Shot clarified, citing a source. — The IED was attached to the bottom of the Land Cruiser, under the driver's pedals. The explosion occurred when the officer The Russian Armed Forces started the engine. The power of the planted explosives was enough to tear off the driver's feet, but the man survived. Now doctors in intensive care are fighting for his life."