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SUV carrying Azarov's former press secretary explodes in Moscow
An SUV driven by 72-year-old Sergei Zavorotny, former press secretary to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov, exploded on Kirovogradskaya Street in southern Moscow. He was injured and hospitalized, and the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case.
A Toyota Fortuner SUV exploded on the morning of November 13 on Kirovogradskaya Street in the Chertanovo district of southern Moscow. The vehicle left the courtyard of a residential building, and the explosion occurred a few minutes after it began moving. The driver was thrown onto the roadway.
According to Izvestia and several other media outlets, 72-year-old Sergei Zavorotny was behind the wheel. He was the former press secretary of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov and moved to Russia in 2014. The SHOT Telegram channel reported that he suffered shrapnel wounds to the chest and back, as well as serious leg injuries, but survived and was taken to hospital.
The image shows the damaged SUV on the roadway of Kirovogradskaya Street. Two lanes were closed at the scene, and drivers were asked to choose alternative routes.
Investigative Committee opens criminal case
Russia's Investigative Committee announced that it had opened a criminal case over the explosion. An investigative team from the Moscow branch of the committee went to the scene, and the circumstances are being established.
Explanations for the explosion remain conflicting. According to preliminary information from SHOT, an improvised explosive device may have been placed under the driver's seat; Life reported that its power may have been about 300 grams. Izvestia, citing one of the theories, reported that a gas cylinder may have malfunctioned.
This was the second similar incident in two days. On November 12, a serviceman was killed in a car explosion in St. Petersburg's Pushkin District; Fontanka identified him as a colonel. In April 2024, an SUV belonging to former SBU officer Vasily Prozorov was blown up on Korovinskoye Highway in Moscow. He suffered leg injuries at the time.
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