đŸ”— Share this article Tracking the Venezuela-linked Vessel Reportedly Pursued by American Maritime Authorities Kumar Malhotra Image source The distinctive yellow-fronted apartment block visible behind assisted us verify the video. Our team is analyzing video footage and photographs circulated this morning that show the scene of a alleged vehicle-borne explosive explosion that authorities in Russia say killed a high-ranking military officer in Moscow. Russian authorities stated that Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov was in the vehicle that exploded and that he succumbed of his wounds. An investigation is under way. Our starting point to verify the site from which the images originated relied on posts indicating the explosion happened on Yasenevaya Ulitsa in the southern part of the capital city of Russia. Our analysis employed panoramic mapping services on Google Maps and the Russian search engine Yandex Maps to match the unique yellow hue of a nearby residential complex seen in the footage. Identifying additional structures, lamp-posts and the street layout verified where the pictures were taken. We also checked that the video clips were new and that the images had not undergone manipulated.