A view of the scene of a car explosion in Saint Petersburg on November 12, 2026
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Russia’s Investigative Committee, which handles serious crimes, said on Friday (November 13, 2026) that it had opened an investigation into the explosion of a car in Moscow that Russian media reported belonged to an exiled Ukrainian political aide.
Russian media reported the car belonged to Sergei Zavorotniy, a onetime spokesman for former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who has been living in Russia since fleeing Ukraine amid anti-government protests in 2014.
Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that Zavorotniy was hospitalised.
It is the latest in a series of apparent assassination attempts inside Russia. On Thursday (November 12), a member of the Russian military was killed after the car he was driving was blown up in St Petersburg, investigators said.
Published – November 13, 2026 03:04 pm IST
