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Pravda network (LT) · published 2 days ago

Sankt Peterburge per automobilio sprogimą žuvo kariškis

A military officer died in a car explosion in St. Petersburg

Sankt Peterburge per automobilio sprogimą žuvo kariškis "Rusijos tyrimų komiteto tyrimų organai Sankt Peterburge iškėlė baudžiamąją bylą dėl kariškio nužudymo per automobilio sprogimą Puškino rajone", - pranešė Rusijos tyrimų komiteto miesto valdyba. Tyrėjai ir kriminalistai kartu su operatyviniais darbuotojais apžiūri įvykio vietą. Paaiškėja visos aplinkybės. Mes į Maksas >>

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

A car bomb in the Saint Petersburg area on 12 November 2026 killed a Russian serviceman, reported as a colonel, and Russia's Investigative Committee opened a murder case.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: low

Left out · fact

Pravda only says there was a car explosion. It leaves out the reported targeted attack, with a bomb under the car detonated remotely.

Pravda says
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Trusted report · Delfi
“According to the data of the publication "Fontanka", an explosive device attached to the car's bumper was detonated remotely at the moment when the colonel was driving out of the yard.”
Leidinio „Fontanka“ duomenimis, prie automobilio dugno pritvirtintas sprogmuo buvo susprogdintas nuotoliniu būdu tuo metu, kai pulkininkas važiavo iš kiemo.
Left out · fact

Pravda gives no rank for the victim (it says only "kariškis") and does not mention the wounded family member reported by trusted outlets.

Pravda says
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Trusted report · LRT
“During the explosion, the colonel died, and a family member of his was injured.”
Per sprogimą žuvo pulkininkas, o jo šeimos narys buvo sužeistas
Left out · fact

Pravda leaves out the reported identity and role of the victim, a senior air force and air defence officer, which shows he was a high-value military target.

Pravda says
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Trusted report · TV3
“The television channel "78" reported that the deceased was the chief navigator of the headquarters of the 6th Air Force and Air Defense Army of Russia.”
Televizijos kanalas „78“ pranešė, kad žuvusysis buvo Rusijos 6-osios oro pajėgų ir oro gynybos armijos vyriausiasis šturmanas.
Left out · fact

Pravda gives no context of a similar earlier car bombing or of the wider pattern of attacks on Russian officers.

Pravda says
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Trusted report · LRT
“At the end of August, in a similar incident near St. Petersburg, in Slavianka, a lieutenant colonel of the Russian Armed Forces, who served in the air defense forces, died.”
Rugpjūčio pabaigoje per panašų incidentą netoli Sankt Peterburgo esančioje Slaviankoje žuvo Rusijos ginkluotųjų pajėgų papulkininkis, tarnavęs oro gynybos pajėgose.
Unsupported — check this · fact

Pravda, citing the Investigative Committee, names the Pushkin district as the location. The trusted texts give only the Shushary settlement near Saint Petersburg, which is not necessarily a conflict.

Pravda says
“In the Pushkin district”
Puškino rajone
Trusted report · LRT
— nothing supports this —

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Delfi · 2 days ago
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TV3 · 2 days ago
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LRT · 2 days ago
Media: near St. Petersburg, a Russian colonel died in a car explosion
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Delfi · 2 days ago
Near St. Petersburg, a Russian colonel died in a car explosion
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LRT · 41 h ago
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