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Unverified reports: Colonel Damir Davydov killed in Moscow car bombing

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk

Primary source Internal intake · 3 reviewed intake signals · Desk window 09:59

TL;DR

Unconfirmed reports from unofficial sources identify the victim of Tuesday morning's car bombing in a military neighborhood on the outskirts of Moscow as Colonel Damir Davydov, a Russian officer responsible for missile and artillery procurement. A separate a monitored channel claimed, citing no named sources, that the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) is likely behind the killing. Both details remain unverified; Russian authorities have not confirmed the identity or attributed the attack.

01 · How it developed

6 developments

  1. Latest

    Victim identified as Major General; bomb reportedly contained 500g of TNT.

  2. Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) suspected of carrying out the assassination

  3. Victim identified as Colonel Damir Davydov, head of missile procurement

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02 · Source and signal

Source and signal

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