Moscow blast claims life of son-in-law of Russian Aerospace Forces commander - Media
Photo: Daniil Peredriy, the son-in-law of Russian Aerospace Forces commander-in-chief Aleksandr Chaiko (Russian media)
The death of the son-in-law of Russia's Aerospace Forces commander has been confirmed following the explosion at an upscale Moscow restaurant. The new information emerged from a state registry record, according to Agentstvo.
According to journalists, one of the documents belonging to Daniil Peredriy, the son-in-law of Russia's Aerospace Forces Commander-in-Chief, Aleksandr Chaiko, was marked as invalid in a state database. The document lost its validity on August 1 — the same day as the explosion outside Moscow's Balzi Rossi restaurant.
Russia's legal entities registry later confirmed information about Peredriy's death.
Previously, reports of his death had come only from individual pro-Kremlin sources. Among them was blogger Anatolii Sharii, who claimed that Chaiko's daughter, Maria, was injured in the blast, while her husband, Daniil Peredriy, was killed after shielding her from the explosion's shrapnel. Russian outlet Verstka also reported that the general's daughter was among those injured, citing its own source.
What is known about the explosion
The blast occurred on the evening of August 1 near the entrance to the Balzi Rossi restaurant, which had been closed that day for a private event.
According to the official version released by Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee, an unidentified woman attempted to bring an improvised explosive device disguised as a gift into the venue, but was stopped by a security guard.
Five people were killed in the explosion, while 21 others were injured.
Russian authorities subsequently opened a criminal case under terrorism charges.
