Yi Ma
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A uniquely yellow-fronted apartment block visible behind assisted us verify the video.
Our team is analyzing video footage and photographs posted this morning that show the aftermath of a alleged vehicle-borne explosive explosion that Russian officials say fatally injured a senior military officer in Moscow.
Officials in Russia confirmed that Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov was in the vehicle that exploded and that he succumbed to his wounds. An investigation is under way.
The initial step to verify the location from which the images were from was based on posts indicating the explosion occurred on Yasenevaya Street in the southern district of the capital city of Russia.
We used panoramic mapping services on digital map platforms and the Russian search engine Yandex to corroborate the unique yellow hue of a nearby residential complex seen in the footage.
Identifying other buildings, streetlights and the street layout verified where the footage were captured.
We also checked that the video clips were new and that the visuals had not undergone digital alteration.
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