Russian Lt. General Fanil Sarvarov killed in Moscow car bombing as investigators suspect Ukrainian intelligence involvement in the deadly attack on Monday.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces responded with irony to the latest claims by a Russian general about the "liberation" of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region. The city remains under Ukrainian control, where operations are underway to clear out Russian soldiers,

Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov is the third military official to have been killed in bomb attacks in the Russian capital over the last year.

The attack appeared to be the latest targeted assassination of a senior military official inside Russia’s borders.

If confirmed Ukraine was responsible, the assassination of another Russian general in Moscow points to a sustained campaign aimed at Russia’s rear.

A car bomb killed a Russian general in Moscow early on Monday morning, the Investigative Committee of Russia said in a statement.

Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a number of high-profile attacks against prominent Russians since Moscow invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago.

A Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, with officials pointing the finger at Ukraine for the latest apparent assassination of a senior military officer.

Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate at the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, was named as the high-ranking officer killed in the explosion. He oversees combat training for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Sarvarov is the third Russian general killed by an explosive device since last year. Previous blasts killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov and Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, the latter of whom was killed near his home in an explosion in April near Moscow.