Ukrainian senior intelligence officer Maksim Shapoval, who reportedly led special forces in the fighting against pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine, was killed by a car bomb in Kyiv on Tuesday, june 27.
Col. Shapoval was chief of military intelligence’s special forces, reports Ukrainian media.
A CCTV camera caught the moment the blast went off, showing smoke and debris flying from the ruined car.
An Interior Ministry spokesman estimated the bomb used more than a pound of TNT.
Video footage of the mangled car shows that only the outer frame remained of the driver’s-side door.
Bomb investigators were quickly on the scene. The Defense Ministry has described the incident as a “terrorist act” though no details have been released on who could be behind it.
Bombings have increased in Ukraine since fighting began against pro-Russian separatists in 2014.
Car bombs, however, are relatively rare.
The last car bomb in Kyiv claimed the life of Pavel Sheremet, a prominent journalist known for his criticism of the Belarusian and Russian governments.
Two passersby were also wounded in the attack.
