Explosion injures daughter of Russian general in Moscow

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An explosion at the Balzi Rossi restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in central Moscow on the evening of 1 August left multiple dead and many injured, with official reports first saying three dead and 15 injured and later reports by Verstka citing five dead and 21 injured. Russian outlets REN TV and 112 published lists including “Maria P.”, 25, who reportedly suffered an open traumatic brain injury; Verstka found leaked database entries linking that identity to Maria Chayko, born the same day and at the same address, and to a likely relative Danylo Peredriy. The incident has drawn attention because Alexander Chayko is a sanctioned and indicted senior military commander.

A senior Russian general's daughter may have been wounded