February 24, 2026

Man Commits Self-Detonation Near Traffic Police Car at Savyolovsky Station in Moscow

In Moscow, a man detonated an explosive device near a traffic police car at Savyolovsky station. He and one police officer died, according to the Investigative Committee. The explosion occurred around midnight. According to investigators, the man approached the car of police officers on duty at the station and activated an explosive device. The attacker himself, as well as senior police lieutenant Denis Bratushchenko, died. The official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Irina Volk, published the latter's name and photo. Two other injured police officers have been hospitalized, according to her. Denis Bratushchenko. Photo: Irina Volk / Telegram. The Investigative Committee reported the initiation of a criminal case for encroachment on the life of law enforcement officers (Article 317 of the Criminal Code) and illegal trafficking of explosive devices (Part 1 of Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code). According to the Telegram channel "112", the identity of the man who committed the self-detonation has been established - he is a Russian citizen, "acting on the orders of Ukrainian special services". There is no official confirmation of this. Several similar incidents have occurred in Ukraine in recent days. Thus, on the night of February 22, in Lviv, unidentified individuals called the police and reported a break-in at a store. When the crew arrived, an explosion occurred. Other police officers then arrived - and another explosion occurred. Department employee Victoria Shpilka died, and 25 other people were injured. The National Police of Ukraine qualified the incident as a terrorist attack with severe consequences. A suspect in its commission was detained on the morning of February 22. According to the investigation, a 33-year-old resident of the Rivne region of Ukraine "under the direction of a so-called "curator" of the Russian special services manufactured improvised explosive devices and installed them in pre-determined locations." On the evening of February 23, an explosion occurred in a police building in Dnipro, the department reported. They added that no one was injured.