Moscow car blast reportedly targets former spokesperson for Yanukovych-era PM Azarov
Photo: Sergey Zavorotny (Russian media)
On the morning of Friday, November 13, a Toyota Fortuner exploded in Moscow. Sergey Zavorotny, the press secretary of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, was likely inside the vehicle, according to Russian media.
The incident occurred on November 13 on Kirovogradskaya Street near a residential building.
According to preliminary information, a homemade explosive device had been planted under the driver’s seat and detonated a few minutes after the car left the courtyard.
The blast threw the driver onto the roadway.
Photo from the internet
Photo from the internet
Russian social media report that Sergey Zavorotny—a Russian journalist, former employee of the Russian State Duma, and former press secretary to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov—was injured in the morning explosion.
According to their reports, the man was hospitalized in serious condition. Propagandist Zavorotny is also the co-author of the book “Yanukovych Surrendered. The State Department Accepted. How Russia Lost Ukraine.”
Moscow car blast reportedly targets former spokesperson for Yanukovych-era PM Mykola Azarov pic.twitter.com/fsjxydm1et
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On November 12, a car carrying a Russian military officer exploded in the village of Shushary near St. Petersburg. According to a source, the colonel was killed, and a family member who was nearby was injured.
