https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russian-serviceman-dies-in-car-blast-in-st-petersburgContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russian-serviceman-dies-in-car-blast-in-st-petersburghttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russian-serviceman-dies-in-car-blast-in-st-petersburg#u51125Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:37:12 +0000A Russian military officer, identified as Major Sergei Sechkov, was killed in a car blast in St. Petersburg. The officer served with Russia's 332nd Separate Guards Helicopter Regiment, which has been accused of war crimes in Ukraine. The blast occurred on Wednesday morning, and Sechkov's wife was seriously injured. The cause of the blast is not officially confirmed, but it is being treated as a car bomb attack.Why it mattersThis incident comes amid heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine, with recent reports of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian targets. The killing of a high-