Second car bomb in Moscow injures exiled Ukrainian political aide

Summarised from 5 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 13 Nov, 19:32 · Archive

A car bomb in Moscow has injured Sergei Zavorotniy, a former adviser to Ukraine's pro-Russian ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov.

A car bomb exploded in Moscow on Friday morning, injuring Sergei Zavorotniy, a former spokesman and adviser to Mykola Azarov, who served as Ukraine's prime minister from 2010 to 2014. Zavorotniy was driving the car when the explosion occurred. Russian media reported that he was taken to hospital, and Russia's Investigative Committee opened an investigation into the incident.

Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that Zavorotniy was hospitalised. Unconfirmed reports from Ren TV and the 112 Telegram channel claimed he lost his left arm and was treated for a concussion, rib fractures and other injuries. The Baza Telegram channel published a photograph of a black four-door car with a smashed windshield, doors and front bumper.

Zavorotniy had fled Ukraine to Russia amid anti-government protests in 2014. Mykola Azarov, his former employer, told Russia's TASS state news agency on Friday that he had no information about the car bomb except that Zavorotniy had survived. The Mirror reports that Azarov believes his former adviser was targeted because of his criticism of Ukrainian authorities.

This is the second car bombing in Russia in successive days. On Thursday, a member of the Russian military was killed in a car explosion in the Pushkinsky District of Saint Petersburg, according to Russia's Investigative Committee.

Moscow has blamed Ukraine for previous assassinations of senior military officials and people linked to Russia's war effort. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on Friday. Ukrainian sources have claimed responsibility in some cases while denying others, according to the outlets' reporting.

The car bombings occur as European leaders gathered in Dublin on Friday for an informal European Council meeting to discuss peace talks aimed at ending the war. Ukraine and Russia continued to exchange strikes overnight, with Ukrainian authorities reporting that a hospital had been targeted and that three people, including a 17-year-old boy, were killed in attacks across southern Odesa and Zaporizhzhia. Russia reported that four people were killed and two injured in an attack on Volgograd.

How it is being reported

• Moscow car bomb injures exiled aide to former Ukraine PMA car explosion has left an exiled pro-Putin former-Ukrainian adviser hospitalised with injures in Moscow - this comes after a similar car attack the day beforeThe Mirror · 13 Nov, 15:02
• Russia hit by second car bomb in as many days as peace talks continueA former adviser to Ukraine's pro-Putin ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov was seriously hurt, Russia says.BBC News · 13 Nov, 13:11
• Russia hit with second car bombing in 2 days as former Ukraine PM’s aide is woundedMoscow has blamed Ukraine for previous assassinations of senior military officials.New York Post · 13 Nov, 10:43
• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Exiled Kyiv political aide hospitalised after second Russian car bomb attackThis is the latest in a series of apparent assassination attempts inside RussiaIndependent World · 13 Nov, 10:06
• Ukraine updates: Second car bomb to hit Russia in two daysA second car bomb exploded in Moscow, targeting an exiled Ukrainian political aide, according to Russian media. Meanwhile Ukraine and Russia exchanged deadly strikes overnight. DW has more.DW News · 13 Nov, 10:00
• Ukraine updates: Russia hit with second car bomb attack in two daysA second car bomb in two days exploded in Moscow, targeting an exiled Ukrainian political aide, according to Russian media. Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia exchanged deadly strikes overnight. DW has more.DW News · 13 Nov, 10:00

In this story: Sergei Zavorotniy · Mykola Azarov · Moscow · Ukraine · Russia · Saint Petersburg

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