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The distinctive yellow-fronted residential building visible behind assisted us locate the video.
We are checking images and video shared earlier today that depict the scene of a reported vehicle-borne explosive explosion that Russian officials say fatally injured a high-ranking soldier in Moscow.
Russian authorities stated that Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was in the vehicle that exploded and that he later died to his wounds. A probe is under way.
The initial step to verify the site from which the pictures originated was based on social media reports saying the explosion occurred on Yasenevaya Street in the southern district of the capital city of Russia.
Our analysis employed street-view imagery on digital map platforms and the local mapping service Yandex Maps to match the unique yellow hue of a nearby residential complex seen in the video.
Identifying other structures, lamp-posts and the street layout confirmed where the pictures were taken.
We also checked that the videos were recent and that the images had not undergone manipulated.
