# Russian colonel killed in car explosion in St. Petersburg

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russian-colonel-killed-in-car-explosion-in-st-petersburg/
- Published: 2026-11-12T07:55:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T08:22:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/12/russian-colonel-killed-in-car-explosion-in-st-petersburg
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- A colonel died in a car explosion in St Petersburg.
- The device was reportedly attached beneath his car.
- The blast recalls a similar attack on 27 August.

## Summary

A Russian colonel was killed when his car exploded in St Petersburg’s Shushary district. The blast, reported to have been caused by a device attached beneath the vehicle, occurred as he was leaving a courtyard; it also led to a nearby road closure.

The incident follows a similar explosion on Kolpinskoye Highway on 27 August, which killed a lieutenant colonel while his wife survived. Fontanka reported that a 24-year-old Russian woman who later travelled to Turkey is suspected of planting the earlier bomb, but law enforcement agencies have not officially commented on the investigation.

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