Former Ukrainian PM’s Aide Seriously Injured in Moscow Car Blast, Second Such Attack in Russia in Two Days
Russian authorities opened an attempted murder probe after the blast seriously injured Sergei Zavorotny, who was hospitalized in serious condition.
- On Friday, November 13, 2026, a Toyota Fortuner exploded on Kirovogradskaya Street in Moscow, seriously injuring driver Sergei Zavorotny, former press secretary for Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
- This incident follows a similar car bombing in St. Petersburg on Thursday that killed a Russian military officer, suggesting a broader pattern of apparent assassination attempts inside Russia.
- Russian media reported that an improvised explosive device detonated beneath the vehicle, leaving Zavorotny hospitalized with a concussion, broken ribs, and the loss of his left arm.
- The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case into the blast, with investigators treating the event as attempted murder and examining potential Ukrainian intelligence involvement.
- Zavorotny, who fled to Russia in 2014 after the Maidan Revolution, maintained a vocal pro-Kremlin profile that authorities believe may have made him a target for his political affiliations.
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In Russia, just like yesterday, a bomb exploded under a car. A pro-Russian Ukrainian journalist and politician was seriously injured in the incident. The explosion occurred in the southern district of Chertanovo in Moscow. According to Russian media, Sergei Zavorotny was driving the vehicle. The 72-year-old Zavorotny was taken to the hospital. According to the Moscow City News Agency, he lost his left arm. He also sustained multiple bone fract…
Sergey Zavorotny, who served as adviser to a former Ukrainian prime minister, was targeted by the explosion of a car in the Russian capital. He has been a refugee in Moscow since 2014, when pro-European demonstrations have brought down the pro-Russian government.
An explosive device was placed under the car of Russian journalist Sergei Zavorotny.
A Toyota Fortuner car exploded on Friday in southern Moscow. According to the Russian press, Sergei Zavorotnii, a Russian writer who worked for former Ukrainian Prime Minister Míkola Azarov, was seriously injured in the explosion...
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