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Moscow: 3 Killed in Restaurant Explosion at Kudrinskaya Square, 21 Injured
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The essentials
A homemade explosive device detonated on August 1, 2026, at a restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow, killing 3 people and injuring 21 others, according to Russia's National Counterterrorism Committee (NAK). The device was carried by an unidentified woman who had been denied entry by a security guard. The three victims were the woman carrying the device, the security guard, and a restaurant patron. Police dispatched investigators and forensic specialists to the scene. The attack occurs amid a series of violent operations attributed to Ukrainian services on Russian soil since 2022.
- Homemade explosive device detonated August 1, 2026, at restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square, Moscow: 3 dead.
- 21 people wounded in the attack.
- Victims identified as device carrier, security guard, and restaurant patron.
- Woman carrying device remained unidentified at time of publication.
- No claims of responsibility had been released as of publication.
What We Know
A homemade explosive device detonated on August 1, 2026, at a restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow, killing 3 people and injuring 21 others. These figures were announced by Russia's National Counterterrorism Committee (NAK), the federal body coordinating counterterrorism efforts, according to France 24.
The device was carried by a woman whose identity has not been established. A security guard had denied her entry to the restaurant before the explosion.
The three victims are the woman, the security guard, and a patron present in the restaurant.
Moscow police dispatched investigators and forensic specialists to the scene. Videos circulated on Russian Telegram channels showed numerous fire trucks and ambulances.
The Numbers
3
people killed in the August 1, 2026 attack in Moscow
21
people injured in the August 1, 2026 attack in Moscow
Killed3
Injured21
Context: Series of Violent Acts on Russian Soil Since 2022
Since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainian services have claimed responsibility for or been accused of multiple assassinations and assassination attempts targeting Russian military officers and public figures supporting the conflict.
In August 2022, Daria Duguina, daughter of ultranationalist ideologue Aleksandr Dugin, was killed in a car bombing in the Moscow region. Russian authorities accused Ukrainian services of responsibility.
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