Tracking the Venezuela-linked Vessel 'Pursued' by American Maritime Authorities
Emma Pengelly
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A uniquely yellow-colored apartment block visible behind assisted us verify the footage.
We are checking images and video circulated earlier today that purport to show the aftermath of a alleged car bomb explosion that Russian officials say fatally injured a senior soldier in Moscow.
Officials in Russia stated that Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov was inside the vehicle that detonated and that he later died to his wounds. An investigation is under way.
Our starting point to verify the location of where the pictures were from relied on posts saying the explosion happened on Yasenevaya Ulitsa in the southern district of the capital city of Russia.
We used panoramic mapping services on Google Maps and the local mapping service Yandex Maps to corroborate the distinctive yellow hue of a nearby residential complex seen in the video.
Locating additional buildings, streetlights and the street layout verified where the footage were taken.
Additionally, we verified that the video clips were new and that the visuals had not been digital alteration.
