Russian General Killed in Car Bomb in Moscow

A senior Russian general has been killed in a car bomb attack in Moscow, Russian authorities confirm.

General Yaroslav Moskalik is the latest Russian military commander or pro-Kremlin figure believed to have been targeted by Ukrainians inside Russia.

This comes as Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff meets President Putin in Moscow for Ukraine peace talks.

A resident in a nearby building says she heard "a large bang" when a car bomb, which killed one of Russia's most senior generals, Yaroslav Moskalik, detonated in Moscow.

The witness named Maria says: "First of all, there was a loud bang. I went to the kitchen to look out of the window, the car was already on fire.

"Everything was cordoned off, then firefighters and police arrived. Also I saw the emergency staff working at scene."

As a matter of policy, Ukraine never officially admits or claims responsibility for targeted attacks such as the one which killed General Yaroslav Moskalik this morning.

However, there are several reasons to suspect Ukrainian involvement.

In the past, unnamed sources within Ukrainian security services told the media, including the BBC, that they were behind similar assassinations, such as the killing of Gen Igor Kirillov in December 2024.

Named officials, though, never went on the record.

Vladimir Putin is meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin, Russian media reports, citing spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Traffic was halted as a convoy of cars arrived in central Moscow earlier.

Witkoff's plane from Florida landed at Vnukovo International Airport in the Russian capital this morning on his fourth trip to Russia since the start of the year.

Putin is expected to continue Ukraine peace talks with Witkoff, who as our Russia editor Steve Rosenberg writes, is no traditional diplomat.