Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ The explosion in Moscow this morning killed Colonel Damir Davydov, head of the procurement department of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense, according to VChK-OGPU. ⬇️

2/ VChK-OGPU reports:

"The BMW X3 in which Damir Davydov, head of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate [GRAU] of the Russian Ministry of Defence, was blown up today belongs to Davydov himself. He purchased the used car in 2024 from a businessman in the Vladimir region.

3/ "More than 15 years ago, Davydov headed the Central Testing Technical Bureau at the 51st Arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense, located in the Vladimir region.

4/ "Since then, Davydov has headed the GRAU himself. Since the start of the war, he has repeatedly traveled to the Luhansk People's Republic."

5/ While the car isn't linked to Davydov himself in leaked Russian databases, it appeared on the social media channel of his son Rafail, a 20-year-old cadet at the Military Academy of Logistics.

6/ 'Important Stories' comments:

"Ukrainian intelligence services likely knew the colonel's address for a long time. His personal information appeared on Ukrainian OSINT projects dedicated to tracking down Russian Armed Forces personnel and individuals suspected of war crimes.

7/ "The Evocation project published a brief biography of the colonel, his phone number, his address in Balashikha, and the license plate number of his old Audi.

8/ "Ukrainian analysts directly noted that they were monitoring the Davydov family through the social media accounts of his children and wife. They also noted that some of Davydov's relatives live in the United States."

9/ The Ukrainian 'Book of Executioners' website lists Davydov's personal information and says that "he was directly involved in planning and organizing the Russian military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022."

10/ According to The Insider, "the operation was carried out by forces of the Ukrainian Security Service [SBU]". The explosive device was detonated a short distance from Davydov's home in Balashikha at 6 Kozheduba Street (Aviatorov neighborhood).

11/ Kommersant reports that police believe an improvised explosive device with a yield of up to 500 grams of TNT was attached to the underbody of the car. (According to Shot, the bomb was planted inside the car.) Davydov was reportedly not killed outright but died at the scene.

12/ Apart from possible revenge motivations for his role in the invasion of February 2022, Davydov's death deprives the GRAU of its commander at a crucial stage in the war when Ukrainian drones are again targeting Russian ammunition depots.

13/ The killing also highlights the continued inability of the Russian authorities to prevent their senior military officers being assassinated.

14/ It is the second assassination in the same area in just over a year, with Deputy Chief of the General Staff Yaroslav Moskalik being blown up 350 metres from the scene in April 2025. /end

Sources:
🔹 t.me/rucriminalinfo…
🔹 istories.media/news/2026/06/0…
🔹 russian-torturers.org/ru/profile/1754
🔹 theins.ru/news/293549