Car bombings in Russia kill military officer, injure ex-Ukraine PM adviser
Summary
A car bomb in Moscow critically injured Sergei Zavorotnyi on Friday, a day after a bomb in St Petersburg killed a military serviceman. Russian authorities opened criminal inquiries into both explosions, and no suspects were identified in the cases described.Key Facts
- Zavorotnyi previously served as an adviser to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
- Russia’s Investigative Committee said Zavorotnyi was hospitalized with injuries after the Moscow explosion.
- Azarov said he believed Zavorotnyi was targeted for criticizing Ukraine’s government.
- Russian media reported that Zavorotnyi had worked as a journalist and ran an online outlet critical of Ukrainian authorities.
- A military serviceman was killed when a bomb exploded in his car in St Petersburg on Thursday.
- Russian authorities did not identify the serviceman or say who might have carried out either bombing.
- Ukrainian authorities had not commented on the two bombings.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.
