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Moscow Hit By Another Car Bomb After Wave of Attacks

Moscow Hit By Another Car Bomb After Wave of Attacks

Summary

An SUV driven by Sergei Zavorotny exploded in Moscow’s Chertanovo district, seriously injuring the 72-year-old journalist. Russian investigators opened an attempted-murder investigation; the blast followed a car bombing in St. Petersburg that killed a Russian officer the previous day.

Key Facts

  • Sergei Zavorotny was driving the SUV when it exploded in southern Moscow.
  • The blast occurred in the Chertanovo district.
  • Zavorotny, a 72-year-old journalist, was seriously injured.
  • Russian investigators opened an attempted-murder investigation.
  • Zavorotny previously worked as an aide to Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
  • Azarov led Ukraine’s government from 2010 to 2014.
  • Zavorotny moved to Russia after the 2014 Maidan Revolution, according to Russian media.
  • A car bomb in St. Petersburg the previous day killed a colonel in the Russian Aerospace Forces.
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