Several explosions were heard in southern Moscow on Wednesday at the site where Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was killed by a car bomb on Monday, Baza and SHOT Telegram channels reported.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 287 Ukrainian drones overnight into Thursday morning.

After a 10-year-old Tajik boy was killed at a Moscow-area school last Tuesday, Dushanbe has spoken out, calling the attack an act of ethnic hatred, but have left bilateral relations unchanged.

A Russian general was killed by a car bomb in southern Moscow, Russian investigators said, adding that they suspected Ukrainian special services could have been behind the attack.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov has warned that Russia would retaliate if Europe sends troops to Ukraine or seizes frozen Russian assets for Kyiv. His remarks quickly sparked criticism from European leaders.

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An anti-Kremlin media outlet named the wounded man as Lt-Gen Fanil Sarvarov, 56, head of the Department of Operational Training of Vladimir Putin's armed forces.