Russia: Former pro-Russian Ukrainian official injured in car explosion in Moscow
Russian authorities have opened an investigation after a vehicle explosion targeting former adviser to Mykola Azarov.
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- An investigation is opened in Moscow after a car explosion injured Sergei Zavorotny, former adviser to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
- The incident is part of a series of attacks targeting pro-Russian officials since 2022.
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Why It Matters
Since February 2022, several pro-Russian soldiers and officials have been the target of assassinations in Russia and the occupied territories.
The Russian authorities announced the opening of an investigation after the explosion of a car on Friday November 13 in Moscow, in which Sergei Zavorotny, former advisor to the former Ukrainian Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov, was injured.
“As a result of the incident, the person driving the vehicle, Sergei Zavorotny, former advisor to ex-Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov, was injured. He was taken to one of the city's hospitals,” said a statement from the Russian Investigative Committee.
An AFP journalist on site saw investigators around a heavily damaged black car. Debris was thrown several meters. Around twenty emergency and security service vehicles were on site.
Several Russian soldiers and pro-Russian officials have been the target of assassinations, in Russia and in the occupied Ukrainian territories since the start of Moscow's large-scale offensive in Ukraine in February 2022. These attacks have sometimes been claimed by kyiv.
What to Watch
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Continuation of the investigation by the Russian Investigative Committee.
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Open Questions
- What is the exact origin of the explosion?
- Are there any suspects identified?
