Moscow Hit By Another Car Bomb After Wave of Attacks
Sergei Zavorotny, a 72-year-old journalist and former aide to Ukrainian PM Mykola Azarov, was hospitalized in the blast.
Investigators in Russia have initiated a murder attempt probe following a car bomb explosion in the capital city, according to Russian media. The victim, Sergei Zavorotny, a 72-year-old journalist, suffered serious injuries in the blast. The vehicle, an SUV, detonated in the Chertanovo district, located in the south of Moscow, according to the report. Images of the charred vehicle were circulated widely.
Zavorotny, a former aide to Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, served under Azarov during his tenure as the head of the government in Kyiv from 2010 to 2014. Azarov, a pro-Kremlin figure, was ousted in 2014 following street protests. Zavorotny had moved to Russia after the 2014 Maidan Revolution and adopted pro-Kremlin views.
The recent car bombing is part of a series of attacks targeting individuals linked to Russia's military and its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Just a day before this incident, a car bomb claimed the life of a Russian officer in St. Petersburg, who had served as a colonel in the Russian Aerospace Forces.
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