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An unidentified assailant detonated an explosive device near a police vehicle in downtown Moscow early Tuesday, killing himself and one officer while injuring two others, in an attack that occurred on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
• The attack occurred just after midnight near the Savyolovsky Train Station in downtown Moscow.
• An unidentified assailant approached a traffic police vehicle and detonated an explosive device.
• The assailant was killed in the blast along with one police officer.
• Two additional police officers were injured and subsequently hospitalized.
• Moscow’s branch of the Interior Ministry confirmed the details of the attack.
• Russia’s Investigative Committee launched a formal probe into the incident.
• No information regarding the assailant’s identity or motive has been released.
• The attack occurred on the fourth anniversary of President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops into Ukraine.
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