Fanil Sarvarov
General-lieutenant Fanil Sarvarov was the head of the Operational Training Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. He was recently in the news following his death in a car bomb explosion in Moscow, an incident that Russian investigative authorities are probing, with speculations surrounding potential involvement by Ukrainian special services.
Born on Dec 22, 1967 (58 years old)
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United Kingdom:
Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov was killed when an explosive device detonated under a car in Moscow.
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Brazil:
Fanil Sarvarov was killed when an explosive device detonated under his car in Moscow.
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United States:
Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, who ran the armed forces operational training department, died after a device installed under the chassis of a car exploded.
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Kazakhstan:
Fanil Sarvarov was the head of the operational training department of the General Staff who died in a car explosion in December 2025.
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Spain:
Fanil Sarvarov was the chief of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces who was assassinated in December.
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France:
Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was assassinated in December 2025.
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Australia:
In December, a car bomb killed Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff.
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Georgia:
General Fanil Sarvarov was severely injured and later died in a car explosion in Moscow.
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United Kingdom:
Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov was killed when an explosive device detonated under a car in Moscow.
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Canada:
Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was killed on Monday near the site of a bomb explosion in Moscow.
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