This morning, on December 22, in Moscow, the head of the Operational Training Department of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Fanil Sarvarov, was killed in a car bombing. The main version is a terrorist attack by the Ukrainian special services, the TFR reports.
The cause of the car explosion on Yaseneva Street, according to preliminary information, was an improvised explosive device that was placed under the bottom of the Kia Sorento and went off a few seconds after the car started moving. The driver was seriously injured and was sent in an extremely serious condition to the intensive care unit, where he soon died.
56-year-old Fanil Sarvarov has many state awards, including the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, I degree. In 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded him the rank of Lieutenant General. He also took part in the fighting in Ossetian-Ingush conflict, fought in Syria. Since 2016, he has been appointed head of the Operational Training Department of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

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