The Russian Investigative Committee told Sputnik that one person was injured in an incident in the south of Moscow, a car was damaged, and a criminal case was opened.
"A criminal case has been opened in Moscow over the murder of a serviceperson," Petrenko said.
The investigation is working out various versions of the murder, with one of them being related to the organization of the crime by the Ukrainian special services, the spokeswoman said.
"As a result of his injuries, the head of the Operational Training Department of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, died," Petrenko said.