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Two Car Bombs in Two Days: A Serviceman Killed in St Petersburg, an Ex-Premier’s Adviser Critical in Moscow
By Maya Wilson
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A Russian military serviceman was killed in St Petersburg and a former adviser to a former Ukrainian prime minister was critically injured in Moscow in two car bombings in two days, according to Al Jazeera, citing the Associated Press.
The attacks, on November 12 and November 13, were the latest in a series of bombings and shootings targeting people involved in the fighting in Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported.
A bomb in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on Thursday, November 12, a bomb planted under a military serviceman’s car detonated remotely while he was driving, killing him, Al Jazeera reported, citing the Associated Press.
Russia’s Investigative Committee did not identify the victim.
The Fontanka news outlet said the victim was a colonel. Other Russian online media said he was a senior air force officer. Al Jazeera’s correspondent reported preliminary indications that the victim was a military serviceman rather than an air force colonel. The victim’s identity and rank therefore remain unsettled.
A second bombing in Moscow
In Moscow on Friday, November 13, a device planted under a car and detonated remotely critically injured Sergei Zavorotnyi, 72, a former adviser and spokesman to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case and named no suspects.
Azarov said Zavorotnyi was critically injured. Russia’s REN TV reported that he lost his left arm, suffered multiple other injuries and was in a coma.
Zavorotnyi previously worked as a journalist for Komsomolskaya Pravda and ran an online outlet critical of Ukrainian authorities. Azarov, who lives in Russia, said he was “shocked” and believes Zavorotnyi was targeted for his criticism of the Ukrainian government.
No suspects named; no claim reported
Al Jazeera’s Moscow correspondent reported that in Russia, such attacks are considered orchestrated by the Ukrainian side. Ukrainian authorities have not commented on either bombing, and no claim of responsibility has been reported.
Maya Wilson
World Desk, The Library Media
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