2 Police Officers Killed in Moscow Explosion Near Site of Russian Generals Killing

A pair of police lieutenants died after a suspect detonated a device as they approached him after he was discovered acting suspiciously near their patrol car.Police block the road near the scene of a deadly explosion in Moscow on Dec. 24, 2025. AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov12/24/2025|Updated: 12/24/2025Two police officers and a third person were killed after a bomb went off in Moscow on Dec. 24, near the site where a Russian general was killed by a car bomb explosion two days earlier.The third individual has been labeled as the suspect by Russian authorities, who said that the officers approached the man after they saw him acting suspiciously.Guy Birchall is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories with a particular interest in freedom of expression and social issues.Author’s Selected Articles