Moscow Blast Kills Russian Air Force Chief’s Son-in-Law

Russian state records confirm that Danylo Peredriy, the son-in-law of Russian Aerospace Forces commander Gen. Aleksandr Chayko, died following the Aug. 1 bombing at Moscow’s Balzi Rossi restaurant, according to reports published on Wednesday, Aug. 5.According to Deutsche Welle (DW), citing Russian outlet Agentstvo, an entry in Russia’s Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs shows that Peredriy’s business activity was terminated “due to the death of this person” four days after the explosion.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo also reported that one of Peredriy’s personal identification documents was marked invalid on Aug. 1, according to data obtained from leaked Russian government databases.Earlier reports had suggested Peredriy may have been killed, but no official confirmation had been available.Reports say Chayko’s daughter was injuredUkrainian-born pro-Russian blogger Anatoliy Shariy claimed on Aug. 2 that Peredriy had died in the explosion but stressed the information came solely from his own sources, writing: “Information purely from my sources, personally mine, I am not asserting anything.”In the same post, Shariy claimed that Chayko’s daughter Maria was injured in the blast. Russian independent outlet Verstka, citing a source close to the restaurant’s management, reported the same.A list of victims published by the Russian Telegram channel 112, which is linked to Russian security services, includes a 25-year-old identified only as “Maria P.” However, DW noted that no more reliable evidence confirming her injuries has emerged. Other Topics of Interest Ex-European Officials Met Unnamed Kremlin Veteran for Secret Ukraine Talks Former senior officials from Britain, France, and Germany reportedly met a former Kremlin official in Vienna to explore possible conditions for future peace negotiations. Chayko reportedly believed to have been the targetAccording to official Russian figures, the explosion at the Balzi Rossi restaurant on Moscow’s Kudrinskaya Square killed three people and injured 21 others.Russian newspaper Kommersant reported, citing sources, that an explosive device concealed inside a gift box detonated during a private event after being unknowingly brought into the restaurant by a woman.Several pro-war Russian military bloggers, including Kirill Fyodorov and the Telegram channel Zapiski Veterana, as well as the Ukrainian monitoring channel Supernova+, suggested the intended target was Chayko himself. Russian reports, however, indicate the commander was not injured.Chayko was appointed Aerospace Forces commander in MayRussian President Vladimir Putin appointed Chayko commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces in May 2026.At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Chayko commanded Russia’s Eastern Military District. Ukrainian authorities have accused him of involvement in war crimes committed by Russian forces during the occupation of Bucha. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.