Feb 2022 – Russia launches a full‑scale invasion of Ukraine, sparking a wave of retaliatory attacks and establishing a pattern of high‑profile assassinations in Moscow that later become linked to Ukrainian actions[9].

Aug 2022 – Darya Dugina is killed by a remote‑controlled bomb on her SUV near Moscow; the FSB names two Ukrainian suspects while Kyiv denies involvement, setting a precedent for attributing Moscow killings to Ukraine[9].

Apr 2023 – Military blogger Maxim “Tatarsky” Fomin dies in a cafe bombing in St. Petersburg; Darya Trepova receives a 27‑year sentence, reinforcing the narrative of Ukrainian‑linked sabotage of Russian figures[9].

Dec 2024 – Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, is killed by a scooter‑borne bomb outside a Moscow apartment; the Ukrainian SBU claims responsibility, marking the first confirmed Ukrainian‑attributed killing of a senior Russian officer in Moscow[9][6].

Apr 2025 – Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the General Staff’s main operational department, is killed by a car bomb near his Moscow‑area apartment; a suspect is quickly arrested, illustrating intensified targeting of Russian military leadership[6].

Dec 22, 2025 – Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Armed Forces’ Operational Training Directorate, dies after a car bomb detonates under his vehicle in a south‑Moscow parking lot; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says President Vladimir Putin is informed “immediately,” and investigators led by Svetlana Petrenko pursue a possible Ukrainian intelligence link[2][5][8][11].

Dec 22, 2025 – Russian prosecutors open a murder and illegal explosives‑trafficking investigation into Sarvarov’s death, stating they are examining “numerous lines of inquiry,” including Ukrainian involvement, while citing past attacks on senior officers as part of a broader pattern[6][11].

Dec 24, 2025 – Two traffic police officers, Lt. Ilya Klimanov (24) and Lt. Maxim Gorbunov (25), are killed when a suspicious man’s explosive package detonates as they approach a police car on Yeletskaya Street; a third person, identified as the suspect, also dies[1][7].

Dec 24, 2025 – Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko says investigators review CCTV and interview witnesses to determine whether the police‑officer blast is linked to the earlier Sarvarov car bombing, but officials refrain from confirming any connection[4][7].

Dec 24, 2025 – Ukrainian military intelligence claims the police‑officer attack is part of an agency operation, noting the officers “had fought in Russia’s war in Ukraine,” while Russian authorities continue to blame Kyiv for a series of Moscow assassinations[7].

Dec 24, 2025 – Ukraine’s HUR alleges a local resident threw the explosive package through a car window as a protest against Kremlin policy and the officers’ alleged involvement in torturing Ukrainian POWs, providing a motive narrative from the Ukrainian side[1].

Feb 22, 2026 – Two bombs explode in Lviv around 12:30 a.m. as police respond to a shop break‑in, killing a 23‑year‑old policewoman and injuring at least 15 civilians; the Lviv regional prosecutor’s office opens an investigation into “a terrorist act that caused serious consequences”[10][3].

Feb 22, 2026 – Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy posts on Facebook, “This is definitely an act of terror,” confirming the city’s classification of the blasts as terrorism and offering condolences to the victim’s family[3][10].

Feb 22, 2026 – Kyiv experiences simultaneous missile and drone strikes, including a ballistic missile alert, indicating a broader wave of violence across Ukraine concurrent with the Lviv attack[3].

2026 onward – U.S.-brokered indirect peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine continue, with the recent Moscow and Lviv attacks posing risks of disruption to the diplomatic process, as noted by Russian investigators linking the Sarvarov bombing to the wider conflict context[6].