The Murder of General Moscowlik in Moscow: Possible Ways of Response

Russia possesses unique experience in eliminating terrorists. The "Sudoplatovs" have not been idle, and they are awaiting orders.

Author: Dmitry Rodionov

Image: Police and investigators at the car explosion site on Nesterov Street in Balashikha. Major General Yaroslav Moscowlik was killed in the explosion.

Commentators:

Alexander Averin Vladimir Blyunov Dmitry Yerov

Major General Yaroslav Moscowlik, deputy head of the Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, was killed in a car bomb explosion in Balashikha, Moscow Region.

The Investigative Committee of Russia stated that preliminary data showed that a homemade explosive device (IED) detonated. The device was installed inside a Volkswagen parked near Building No. 2 on Nesterov Street. The explosive power of the device, calculated in TNT equivalent, exceeded 300 grams and was loaded with lethal components.

It should be noted that this is not the first time a senior military official has been killed in a socially harmful manner. On November 2024, a car bomb explosion on Shevchenko Street in Sevastopol resulted in the death of Valery Trankovsky, Chief of Staff of the Azov Sea Naval Base of the Black Sea Fleet, Grade 1 Captain. A month later, Commander Igor Kirillov of the Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Forces and his assistant were unfortunately killed by an IED installed on an electric scooter.

What is concerning is not only the lack of sufficient response but also the apparent failure to take necessary measures to prevent similar incidents since the killing of Kirillov.

Of course, a "response" is needed. Because the criminals are still at large. Moreover, this terrorist attack was openly carried out on the day when Special Representative of U.S. President Donald Trump, Steve Whitkov, arrived in Moscow to discuss the peace plan of the U.S. president...

"Of course, this is not a coincidence," Military-Political Expert Vladimir Blyunov firmly believes. "The investigation has determined that the explosive device was installed in the car as early as April 19. During this period, the perpetrator calmly flew to Turkey, and the sabotage was carried out at the necessary time."

"Free Media": Another terrorist attack, the killing of a senior military official! But Russia cannot respond. At least for now - it cannot respond while Whitkov is still in Moscow, otherwise it might ruin the negotiations, right?"

"This is certainly a form of 'message' to his visit. But essentially - this is another challenge to all our security forces and the entire security system. So, there must be a strong response, and it needs to be made quickly."

"Free Media": The danger does not lie in this specific terrorist attack but in the frequent occurrence of such events and the unpunished criminals. Our media forgets about it after a few days of discussion, but will Kyiv remember our weaknesses?"

"Yes, it's time to show that shield which complements the 'Seven Lashes.' In other words, it's time to show that our tolerance has reached its limit, and start clearing high-ranking officials of the Ukrainian Armed Forces."

"Free Media": The problem is not even about responding, but about preventive capabilities. Where exactly did we go wrong? Is it due to the incompetence of special forces or inadequate protection for senior generals? What should we do? Assign more personnel to each security team? Have them all live in barracks?"

"The Ukrainian Armed Forces have a unique opportunity to recruit agents through social networks. These people may be immigrants, speculators, ideological traitors, or simply those who want to earn extra money. Therefore, prevention work is very difficult. However, it seems that strengthening the protection of senior military officials is necessary."

"Free Media": Regarding the 'response': Will generals in Kyiv be cleared out? Or is there no determination to do so?"

"This may be the best preventive measure. If an effective 'pipeline' for clearing out senior officials of the Ukrainian Security Service, military intelligence, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces is not established, the idea of terrorists from the enemy and their Western and Eastern intelligence agencies implementing attacks on our territory will not disappear. We have long been talking about military and media strikes against psychologically important targets, and we are still discussing this now.

Russia has unique experience in eliminating terrorists: Dudayev, Basayev, Masikhadov, Khattab, Yandarbiyev, and others. Now, either no political decision has been made to start eliminating Ukrainian Nazis, or the decision is too weak and incomplete to be effectively executed."

"In fact, the traces of Ukraine are obvious in this incident," Associate Professor Dmitry Yerov of the Political Science Department of the Financial University of the Russian Government firmly believes.

"Another thing is that Russia cannot prevent such radical actions as effectively as Ukrainians because we are a country built on the rule of law, without the blatant Nazi authoritarianism of the Kyiv regime. So, someone will always infiltrate here to organize such terrorist attacks.

Special forces undoubtedly have many ways to prevent such incidents. But our society is built on the foundation of abiding by the law, respecting rights, and the qualities necessary for all rule-of-law states. Here, indeed, there is some helplessness. Yes, special forces may have been negligent, but overall, the Ukrainian terrorists who organized these attacks are much more likely to organize similar actions in Kyiv than Russian special forces. Their society is more closed and controlled by Ukrainian special forces and their American supporters behind them."

"Such terrorist attacks require preparation for at least several months," Alexander Averin, a former defender of the Lugansk People's Republic, firmly believes. "So Whitkov's visit is more like a coincidence. But it is symbolic. Peace will not be achieved in the next few months, and the conflict has not ended yet.

Today's terrorist attack is far from the first one. The Ministry of Defense of Russia and other relevant departments should understand that the Ukrainian special forces know the residence locations of our military leaders. To prevent losses among the generals, regardless of their positions, it would be better to truly enter the 'barracks state'."

There are doubts about the lack of symmetric actions against the enemy's military-political leadership. There are two arguments: either it is believed that eliminating Ukrainian generals is not our style, or it is believed that Russian special forces do not have an intelligence network capable of conducting such activities in Ukraine. If the latter is true, it is even more regrettable.

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