(AP PHOTO) Credit: AAPThe Russian embassy in Rome has blamed Ukraine for a deadly weekend bombing at a Moscow restaurant, describing it as an attempt to intimidate the Italian community in Russia. Several Russian media outlets claimed the bombing targeted a Russian general who was celebrating his birthday at the restaurant. Earlier this year, Russia's Federal Security Service said authorities would tighten security around senior military and government officials following the attacks. In December, a car bomb killed Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, in southern Moscow. In April 2025, another car bomb that Russia blamed on Ukraine killed Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of the main operational department in Russia's General Staff.