Russia blames Ukraine for deadly restaurant bombing in Moscow
Summary
A bombing at a restaurant in central Moscow killed five people and injured 19 others. Russian officials blamed Ukraine for the attack, which may have targeted a top Russian military commander celebrating his birthday.Key Facts
- The explosion happened near the entrance of an Italian restaurant in a central Moscow skyscraper.
- A woman carrying a homemade bomb was stopped by a security guard before the device exploded.
- Russian authorities say Ukraine was responsible, but Ukraine has not commented.
- The possible target was Colonel General Aleksandr Chayko, commander of Russia’s aerospace forces, celebrating his 55th birthday at the restaurant.
- Chayko survived, but his daughter was seriously hurt and her husband was killed in the blast.
- Investigators think the woman carrying the bomb might not have known she was transporting it, suggesting a remote detonation.
- Among the dead was a member of Russia’s Federal Protective Service, a security agency.
- Ukrainian intelligence has a history of targeting Russian military leaders and officials inside Russia during the war.
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