On Friday morning, November 13, a Toyota Fortuner exploded on Kirovogradskaya Street in Moscow near a residential building. According to preliminary information, Sergei Zavorotny—a Russian publicist, former State Duma employee, and former press secretary to ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov—was likely inside the vehicle when the explosive device went off.
Circumstances of the incident
According to preliminary data, an improvised explosive device had been planted under the driver's seat of the car. Available information indicates it detonated a few minutes after the vehicle drove out of the residential courtyard. Details regarding the extent of the vehicle's damage and potential witnesses had not been disclosed at the time of publication.
Condition of the victim
Russian Telegram channels report that Sergei Zavorotny was indeed injured in the morning blast. According to their data, the man was hospitalized in serious condition. At the same time, the original source notes that his presence in the car at the time of the explosion is probable and based on preliminary information.
Who is Sergei Zavorotny
Zavorotny is known as a publicist and former Russian State Duma employee, as well as the former press secretary of Mykola Azarov. He is the co-author of the book «Yanukovych surrendered. The State Department accepted. How Russia lost Ukraine».
Context: A series of incidents
Recall that the day before, 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 traveling with him was injured. Thus, the Moscow incident has become another episode in a series of car explosions recorded in Russia over recent days.
