A bomb explosion in a Moscow vehicle has left Sergei Zavorotniy, former aide of one of Ukraine’s pro-Russian former prime ministers, Mykola Azalov, injured. The event took place Friday in the Russian capital’s Chertanovo neighbourhood, while this is the second incident of its kind in Russia within two days.
According to the Russian investigators’ statement, Zavorotney was in the vehicle when it exploded. He was transported to the hospital to get medical attention.
Russian media Ren TV and channel 112 on Telegram reported that Zavorotniy had lost his left arm as a result of the explosion, while there were shocks, rib fractures and other injuries.
Russia’s Detective Committee has started investigating the circumstances of the event. Meanwhile, there has been no reaction from Ukrainian authorities so far.
Mykola Azarov, former chief of Zavorotniy, led the Ukrainian government from 2010 to 2014. He fled towards Russia following protests known as the Maidan Revolution, which led to the collapse of pro-rus President Viktor Yanukovych.
Azarov told Russian state news agency T The USS had no information on the explosion, except that his former assistant had survived.
Zavorotniy became Azarov’s principal assistant after a career as foreign correspondent in Latin America during the Soviet era. After moving to Russia in 2014, he worked as a political commentator, publishing critical articles on Ukrainian security structures.
The explosion in Moscow comes a day after another similar incident in Russia. On Thursday, a Russian military man was killed by the explosion of a car bomb in St Petersburg.
Russia has earlier accused Ukraine of involvement in the killings of top military officials and persons linked to Moscow. In some cases Ukrainian sources have claimed responsibility for such attacks, while in other cases Kiev has denied involvement.
Source Layer: Insander