Russian general dies in Moscow explosion
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Russia's Investigative Committee said Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov died on Monday morning in Moscow after an explosive device planted under a car detonated. He is the third military official to have been killed in bomb attacks in the Russian capital over the last 12 months. Investigators say they're considering whether Ukraine was involved. Kyiv hasn't commented. Also: A huge operation to tackle cybercrime in several African countries leads to nearly 600 arrests. Why four residents of an Indonesian island are taking a Swiss cement company to court. And gold prices are rocketing, but bourbon sales are struggling.
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| 0:36.1 | A top Russian general is killed in an explosion in Moscow. |
| 0:40.2 | Cambodia and Thailand head back to the negotiating table, months after signing a failed peace deal |
| 0:45.6 | alongside Donald Trump. And nearly 600 people are arrested across Africa in a cybercrime investigation. |
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| 0:58.5 | videos posted online show Ukrainian soldiers, battle-hearted men in well-worn uniforms, |
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| 1:23.0 | Officials in Moscow say a Russian general has been killed in a car bomb explosion. These people live nearby. |
| 1:30.6 | I woke up and panicked. I saw policemen, firefighters and ambulances arriving. I thought somebody |
| 1:36.9 | needed help, so I went outside and asked the neighbors if they needed any assistance. |
| 1:41.8 | It was frightening. At first, I thought a Shahid or some other Ukrainian drone had been |
| 1:46.4 | shot down. I started reading the news, but there was no information about the incident. So I only learned |
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