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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/a-car-exploded-in-moscow-telegram-channels-say-it-belongs-to-sergei-zavorotny-former-spokesman-for-ukrainian-ex-prime-minister-mykola-azarov/
- Published: 2026-11-13T09:04:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T09:21:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/11/13/a-car-exploded-in-moscow-telegram-channels-say-it-belongs-to-sergei-zavorotny-former-spokesman-for-ukrainian-ex-prime-minister-mykola-azarov
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- A car exploded in Moscow’s Chertanovo district.
- Telegram channels identified the seriously injured driver as Sergei Zavorotny.
- Russian investigators opened a criminal case.

## Summary

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.

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