Russia's leading independent exile outlet; August 2 investigation identifies General Alexander Chayko, commander-in-chief of Russia's aerospace forces (VKS), as the probable target of the bombing; Chayko was not at the event and was not harmed, but the birthday celebration at the Balzi Rossi was connected to him; the framing shifts the attack from a random bombing to a probable assassination attempt on a senior Russian military commander
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Meduza · Russia (exile) · Bomb blast at central Moscow restaurant kills three, injures 21; woman who carried device dies in explosion
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