The close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexander Dugin, watches in shock as a bomb exploded in the car his daughter was driving outside of Moscow last Saturday night.
The Russian authorities announced today that Daria Dugina, daughter of the ultranationalist philosopher known as “Putin’s brain”, was killed when an explosive device detonated which had been placed in the Toyota Land Cruiser he was driving, according to a Russian investigative committee.
As reported by the Russian news outlet 112 and relayed by Reuters and the Athens News Agency, Dugina and her father were to return to Moscow in the same car. But Dugin, believed to be the real target of the attack, decided at the last minute to travel separately.
Video, the authenticity of which has not been confirmed and posted on Telegram, shows Dugin watching in shock as rescue crews arrive at the scene of the burning car.
The Russian Investigative Committee announced that it had opened a homicide investigation, adding that it was examining “all versions” of the incident.
Alexander Dugin has for years been in favor of the union with Russia of the Russian-speaking regions, with the aim of creating a new Russian empire. Ukraine will also be included in it.
30-year-old Daria Dugina, a journalist, had also come out in favor of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In an interview in May, she called the war a “clash of civilizations” and said she was proud that both she and her father were targeted by Western sanctions.
Earlier this year, US and British authorities sanctioned Daria Dugina for spreading “disinformation” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Notygin has been a target of US sanctions since 2015 for his alleged involvement in Russia’s annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.
Dugin’s influence on Putin has been the subject of speculation, with some analysts estimating it to be great and others calling it negligible.
Source: News Beast
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