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Former Aide to Ex-Ukrainian Premier Injured in Car Explosion in Southern Moscow
By Maya Wilson
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A former aide to a former Ukrainian prime minister was injured in a car explosion in southern Moscow, Anadolu Agency reported.
Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into the explosion and dispatched a team to the scene, the agency reported.
The available information did not identify the injured man or specify which former Ukrainian prime minister he had worked for. His condition had not been reported yet.
No claim of responsibility had been reported, and authorities had not publicly identified a possible cause of the explosion or outlined an official theory, according to the available information.
The circumstances surrounding the blast, including what caused the explosion and whether the vehicle was deliberately targeted, had not been reported yet.
The investigation was launched after the incident, with a team sent to the scene, Anadolu Agency reported. No further details about the investigative steps or any findings had been made public in the available reporting.
Maya Wilson
World Desk, The Library Media
Update, November 13: Al Jazeera, citing the Associated Press, has identified the injured man as Sergei Zavorotnyi, 72, a former adviser and spokesman to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov. The explosive device was reportedly planted under his car and detonated remotely as he drove in Moscow on Friday. 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. Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case and named no suspects, and Ukrainian authorities have not commented on the bombing. (Al Jazeera / Associated Press, November 13, 2026.)
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