Security personnel cordoned off the blast site in central Moscow after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated inside a restaurant near Kudrinskaya Square on 1 August 2026, killing 3 people and wounding 21 others, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) confirmed.
According to Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC), a woman allegedly attempted to bring an improvised explosive device into the restaurant near Kudrinskaya Square and was killed when it detonated on 1 August 2026.
The 1 August 2026 blast at a restaurant in central Moscow left 21 people injured in addition to 3 fatalities, according to the NAC. Emergency and security teams were deployed rapidly to the site near Kudrinskaya Square.
Following the IED blast near Kudrinskaya Square on 1 August 2026, security was reportedly tightened across Moscow, with additional personnel deployed to public venues and transport hubs, according to Russian authorities.
Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) confirmed the 1 August 2026 Moscow restaurant blast was caused by an improvised explosive device, with the alleged carrier — a woman — killed in the detonation. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, according to the NAC.