A car exploded in Moscow. Telegram channels say it belongs to Sergei Zavorotny, former spokesman for Ukrainian ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov.

A Toyota SUV detonated in Moscow's Chertanovo district, according to Telegram channels Mash, Shot, Baza, and Ostorozhno Novosti. The blast occurred in a residential building courtyard on Kirovogradskaya Street near the Yuzhnaya metro station. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a man on the pavement beside the vehicle following the explosion.

The vehicle, a Toyota Fortuner, belonged to Sergei Zavorotny, who is described as an "international affairs journalist" with government experience in Ukraine. Zavorotny was driving the SUV at the time of the explosion, but survived the attack, according to Telegram channels. The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case, though it is unclear what charges are being pursued.

Zavorotny previously worked at the pro-Kremlin Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda and served as the press secretary for Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who held office from 2010 to 2014. Zavorotny co-authored a book with journalist Alexei Berdnikov titled "Yanukovych Surrendered. The State Department Accepted. How Russia Lost Ukraine.

Notes of an Adviser to Mykola Azarov." The book, published in 2018, offers a detailed and critical analysis of the 2014 Ukrainian coup.