Moscow restaurant bombing kills three

On August 1, 2026, a homemade bomb exploded near the Balzi Rossi restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in central Moscow, killing three people and injuring at least 21. The India — Anti-Terrorism Squad reported that an unidentified woman attempted to enter the restaurant with the device but was stopped by a security guard, and the bomb detonated, killing the woman, the guard, and a customer. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin called it a 'brutal terrorist act.' The Russia — Embassy of Russia in India blamed Ukraine, but Ukrainian authorities did not comment. Unverified reports suggested the intended target may have been a senior Russian military official, possibly Col.-Gen. Aleksandr Chayko, but this was not confirmed. The restaurant was closed for a private event at the time. The attack follows a series of bombings and assassinations of Russian military officials that Russia has blamed on Ukraine.