Moscow Car Bomb Critically Injures 72-Year-Old Pro-Kremlin Commentator Sergei Zavorotny
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 13
Moscow Car Bomb Critically Injures 72-Year-Old Pro-Kremlin Commentator Sergei Zavorotny
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 13
Summary
Sergei Zavorotny, 72, was left in critical condition after his car exploded in Moscow on Friday, Russian officials said.
The blast hit a former adviser to ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov who fled to Russia in 2014 and later became a prominent pro-Kremlin commentator.
Azarov told Russian state TV he was shocked and accused Ukrainian intelligence of targeting Zavorotny over his criticism of Ukraine, offering no evidence; Ukrainian officials did not immediately respond.
The bombing came a day after a Russian military officer was killed in a similar attack in St. Petersburg, extending a string of attacks on Russian military figures and vocal backers of the war.