{"id":36810,"date":"2026-11-12T08:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=36810"},"modified":"2026-11-12T08:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:22:08","slug":"sankt-peterburh-vybukh-avto-polkovnyka-rf-12-lystopada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/sankt-peterburh-vybukh-avto-polkovnyka-rf-12-lystopada\/","title":{"rendered":"A Russian colonel was killed in a car explosion in St Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the morning of 12 November, a car exploded in St Petersburg; a Russian army colonel was at the wheel. The officer was killed instantly. According to preliminary reports, the explosive device, which had been attached to the underside of the car, was detonated remotely as the officer was driving out of the courtyard. The moment of the explosion was captured on CCTV.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\"><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A car belonging to a Russian colonel exploded in St Petersburg on 12 November.<\/li>\n<li>The explosion took place at around seven o\u2019clock in the morning in the Shushary area.<\/li>\n<li>The soldier was alone in the car and died at the scene.<\/li>\n<li>According to media reports, the explosive device under the car was detonated remotely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The car exploded as the soldier was driving out of the courtyard<\/h2>\n<p>The incident took place at around 07:00 on Kolpinsky Highway in the Slavyanka neighbourhood, which is part of Shushary in St Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u00abFontanka\u00bb, a CCTV camera captured footage of a Russian officer walking out of the house on his own, getting into a car and starting to drive out of the courtyard. At that moment, an explosive device went off.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Russian media reported that a relative of the colonel was in the car with him and had been injured. Later, *Fontanka* clarified that the passenger seat was empty and that the officer was alone in the car.<\/p>\n<p>Following the explosion, the area was cordoned off by law enforcement officers and security service personnel. Traffic on Kolpinsky Highway was partially blocked, causing traffic jams.<\/p>\n<h2>Another Russian officer had previously been killed in the same area<\/h2>\n<p>This is the second such incident in the last three months <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/vybukh-avto-ofitsera-vps-rf-peterburg\/\">the bombing of a car<\/a> a Russian soldier in the Slovyanka neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>On 27 August, a crossover carrying a lieutenant-colonel of the Russian Aerospace Forces and his wife exploded on Kolpinsky Highway. The officer was killed, and his wife was hospitalised with serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Russian journalists subsequently established that the deceased was likely <strong>Sergey Sechkov<\/strong> \u2014 Chief of Staff of the 332nd Independent Helicopter Regiment. His father confirmed his death to journalists.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u00abFontanka\u00bb, remote-controlled explosive devices were used in both cases. The identity of the colonel who died on 12 November, his unit and the possible organisers of the explosion have not yet been established.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0423 \u0421\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0442-\u041f\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0437\u0456 \u0432\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0456 12 \u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0434\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u0431\u0443\u0445\u043d\u0443\u0432 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0431\u0456\u043b\u044c, \u0437\u0430 \u043a\u0435\u0440\u043c\u043e\u043c \u044f\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0432 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0438\u043a \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0430\u0440\u043c\u0456\u0457. \u0412\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0443\u0432 \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0456\u0441\u0446\u0456. \u0417\u0430 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