Russia hit by second car bomb in as many days as peace talks continue
Sergei Zavorotny, a former aide to Mykola Azarov, was hospitalized following an explosion in Moscow.
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- Sergei Zavorotny, a former adviser to Ukraine's ex-PM Mykola Azarov, was injured in a Moscow car bomb attack.
- The incident follows a similar explosion in Saint Petersburg and occurs amid ongoing cross-border strikes between Russia and Ukraine.
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Why It Matters
The incident involves a former aide to Mykola Azarov, who served as Ukraine's prime minister until 2014. This follows a series of cross-border strikes between Russia and Ukraine.
A car bomb in Moscow has injured a former adviser to Ukraine's pro-Putin ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov, Russia's Investigative Committee says.
Sergei Zavorotny was behind the wheel when the explosion happened on Friday morning. He was taken to hospital, investigators added.
Zavorotny had been an aide to Azarov until the prime minister resigned in 2014 and fled to Russia. The car bomb went off a day after a similar explosion killed a Russian colonel in Saint Petersburg.
It comes against a backdrop of peace talks in Dublin aimed at ending the war, although strikes by both Russia and Ukraine continued overnight.
"Serhiy Zavorotny, a former adviser to the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov, who was driving a car, was injured. He was taken to one of the city hospitals, where he is receiving medical care," a statement from the committee said on Telegram.
"A set of necessary investigative actions is being carried out. A number of examinations will be appointed, including medical and explosives."
Unconfirmed reports from Russia claim he has lost his left arm and suffered a brain injury, broken ribs and right leg.
On Thursday a car bomb in the Pushkinsky District of Saint Petersburg killed a member of the Russian military.
Russia say the car bombs are the latest in a series of attacks targeting pro-Kremlin figures.
Overnight Ukraine and Russia exchanged attacks on each other's territories.
Ukrainian authorities said a hospital had been targeted by Russian bombardment.
They added that three people, including a 17-year-old boy, were also killed in attacks across southern Odesa and Zaporizhzhia.
Russia said a Ukrainian strike on an industrial facility in the central Samara region killed four people.
And in the southern Volgograd region another four died after an industrial zone was hit by drones. A further person died in the Bryansk border region, an area that is often fired upon.
Ukraine say these are retaliatory attacks over Russia's persistent targeting of its cities.
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Russian Investigative Committee to conduct forensic examinations.
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Open Questions
- Who is responsible for the Moscow car bomb?
- What is the current medical status of Sergei Zavorotny?
