Media Outlets Have Identified The Russian Armed Forces Officer Who Was Killed In A Bombing In St. Petersburg
- 28.08.2026, 19:20
It turned out he was a helicopter pilot.
A member of the Russian Armed Forces who died on August 27 in St. Petersburg as a result of an explosion, is believed to be Sergey Sechkov—an officer listed in the “Mirotvorets” database for participating in the aggression against Ukraine. The Ukrainian project Supernova+ was the first to report this information.
“It is believed that Major Sergei Sergeyevich Sechkov was killed yesterday in St. Petersburg,” the channel wrote, specifying that this is the rank under which the occupier is listed in the “Mirotvorets” database. Russian media, however, refer to the deceased as a lieutenant colonel—he likely received the promotion during the war.
The Russian publication “Agency” received confirmation of his death from the deceased’s father: the biographical details previously published by Russian media matched those that appeared in the leaks. When asked directly, the father replied briefly: “He was blown up.”
The deceased officer was 43 years old; he was a native of Ryazan and served in the 332nd Separate Guards Red Banner Helicopter Regiment — the very unit that Ukrainian military intelligence had accused of war crimes, including shelling civilians in the Slobozhansky direction.
The soldier’s wife is named Anna—she was injured in the explosion; it is known that she works at an OZON pickup point near the scene of the incident. According to Russian media reports, the deceased lived approximately 100 meters from the site of the explosion. The publication 78.ru also reports that the officer had previously complained to his command that he was allegedly on “kill lists.”
The explosion occurred on the morning of August 27—an explosive device attached to the underside of the car detonated. The soldier died at the scene; his wife was hospitalized with injuries and in a state of shock.
According to the publication “Fontanka,” the bomb was planted by a 24-year-old woman who had already managed to leave Russia—she first flew to Turkey and from there immediately traveled to Moldova.