Russian colonel reportedly killed in car explosion near St. Petersburg
Verified: 7 outlets in 5 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 3 of them from Russia.
A Russian serviceman was killed when his car exploded in Shushary near St. Petersburg, Russia's Investigative Committee said on Nov. 12. Russian news outlet Fontanka reported the deceased was an Air Force colonel, killed at around 7 a.m. local time in an explosion on the Kolpinskoye Highway,
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
3 outlets from Russia, where the story is: Meduza, TASS, The Moscow Times · how we count
- Nov 12, 7:16 AM UTCFirst reportMan killed in car explosion in southern St. Petersburgtass.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:28 AM UTC+12 minMilitary Officer Killed In Car Explosion In St. Petersburgreform.news ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 7:28 AM UTC · +12 min
- Nov 12, 8:20 AM UTC+1 hRussian colonel killed in car explosion in St. Petersburgmeduza.io ↗
- Nov 12, 9:23 AM UTC+2 hServiceman killed in car explosion in St. Petersburgakipress.com ↗
- Nov 12, 9:48 AM UTC+3 hSt. Petersburg Car Blast Kills Russian Aerospace Forces Officerthemoscowtimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 12:16 PM UTC+5 h· you’re reading thisRussian colonel reportedly killed in car explosion near St. Petersburgkyivindependent.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:07 PM UTC+8 hRussia: Soldier killed in car explosion in Saint Petersburgeuronews.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports describe the same fatal car explosion in Shushary near St. Petersburg, with no conflicting facts about location, victim, or cause.
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