Moscow restaurant blast a 'brutal terror attack,' mayor says

The deadly explosion outside an upscale Moscow restaurant at Kudrinskaya Square was a "brutal terror attack," Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, promising the perpetrators would be punished. But many questions remain. An explosion at a restaurant in central Moscow killed at least three people, including the suspected bomber on Saturday night, authorities said. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described it as a "brutal terrorist attack." "Law enforcement agencies are investigating the circumstances of the incident. Those responsible for this crime will certainly be found and face the punishment they deserve," he said in an online post on Sunday.

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Scoop News DeskMoscow · Published Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 11:39 AM UTCUpdated Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 11:52 AM UTC

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In Dnipro, seven passengers were wounded in a drone strike on a minibus, with the regional military administrator Oleksandr Hanzha describing it as a "deliberate and cynical attack on civilians." At least nine people were killed and 33 injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv earlier this weekend. The restaurant's website said the venue had been closed on Saturday for a private event.