Second Car Bombing of Russian Military-Linked Figure in Three Weeks Kills Air Force Officer in St Petersburg

A Russian Air Force lieutenant colonel was killed and his wife wounded when a planted explosive detonated in their car in a St Petersburg suburb on August 27, 2026. Fontanka reported the IED blew up as the couple left home. The blast follows an August 5 car bombing that wounded a drone-factory director 1,400 km east of Moscow — two targeted strikes on military-linked personnel deep inside Russia within three weeks.