A car exploded in Moscow. Telegram channels say it belongs to Sergei Zavorotny, former spokesman for Ukrainian ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov.

A car exploded in Moscow’s Chertanovo district, seriously injuring the driver, whom several Telegram channels identified as Sergei Zavorotny. Russian authorities opened a criminal case, but did not name the driver or specify what charge was being considered.

The blast happened as a Toyota Fortuner was being driven along Kirovogradskaya Street, near Yuzhnaya metro station. Telegram channels reported that a device attached beneath the driver’s side detonated; Zavorotny survived. He previously worked for Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda and served as press secretary to Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov from 2010 to 2014.