A murder investigation has been opened after the daughter of ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin was killed in a suspected car bombing on the outskirts of Moscow, Russian authorities said.
Darya Dugina died at the scene after an explosive device went off Saturday night, catching the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving on fire near the village of Bolshiye.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry speculated that Ukraine might have been behind the attack, calling it “Zelensky regime sanctioned terrorist acts.” Ukraine, led by President Volodymyr Zelensky, has denied any involvement.
Andrei Krasnov, who identified himself as a friend of Dugin, told Russian state news agency TASS that the vehicle that blew up was Dugin’s and claimed that he may have been the true target.
Dugina typically drives another car but drove her father’s vehicle on Saturday evening, Krasnov said.
Dugin, who has close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, has frequently been referred to as “Putin’s brain” by international press and credited with being an architect behind Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Both Dugin and his daughter have been sanctioned by the United States.
The United Kingdom sanctioned Dugina in July, calling her a “frequent and high-profile contributor of disinformation in relation to Ukraine and the Russian invasion of Ukraine on various online platform.”
