🟪 RUSSIAN OFFICER WHO FEARED HE WAS BEING HUNTED DIES IN ST. PETERSBURG CAR BOMB
The Russian serviceman killed when his car exploded in St. Petersburg has been identified as Sergei Sechkov, an officer of Russia’s 332nd Separate Guards Helicopter Regiment. His father has confirmed his death. Sechkov’s wife was seriously injured in the blast.
Ukraine’s military intelligence previously accused personnel from the 332nd Regiment of conducting helicopter attacks against civilians in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions. In May 2022, Ukraine’s 92nd Brigade shot down a Mi-28 belonging to the same military unit near Kharkiv. The accompanying footage shows that aircraft—not necessarily one personally flown by Sechkov.
Russian reports claim Sechkov had warned his superiors that his name appeared on “lists for elimination.” He reportedly checked his vehicle regularly because he believed he could be targeted.
He knew someone might be coming for him. He informed the military system he served and apparently believed that system would protect him. It did not.
No organization has claimed responsibility for the bombing, and Ukraine has not commented on any involvement. What is established is that Sechkov served in a regiment accused of attacking Ukrainian civilians—and died far from the battlefield he helped bring to Ukraine.
Russia sends its officers to wage war, decorates their uniforms and assures them of the state’s protection. When that protection fails, the medals remain and the officer becomes another number in the ground.