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Kumar Malhotra
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A uniquely yellow-colored apartment block in the background assisted us locate the video.
Our team is analyzing video footage and photographs circulated this morning that depict the aftermath of a alleged car bomb blast that authorities in Russia say fatally injured a senior military officer in Moscow.
Officials in Russia stated that Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was in the vehicle that detonated and that he later died of his injuries. An investigation is under way.
The initial step to check the location of where the images originated relied on social media reports saying the blast happened on Yasenevaya Ulitsa in the southern district of the capital city of Russia.
Our analysis employed panoramic mapping services on Google Maps and the local mapping service Yandex to corroborate the unique yellow hue of a adjacent apartment building seen in the footage.
Locating other structures, streetlights and the road configuration confirmed where the pictures were taken.
Additionally, we verified that the video clips were new and that the visuals had not undergone digital alteration.
