Car bombings in Russia kill military officer, injure ex-Ukraine PM adviser

A car bombing in Moscow on Friday critically injured Sergei Zavorotnyi, a former adviser to Ukraine’s ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov. The attack came a day after a bomb killed a military serviceman in St Petersburg, adding to a series of attacks on people linked to the war in Ukraine; Russia has blamed Kyiv, while Ukrainian authorities have not commented.

Russia’s Investigative Committee said Zavorotnyi was hospitalised and opened a criminal case, but has not named suspects. Russian media reported that he lost an arm and was in a coma; Azarov said he believed Zavorotnyi was targeted for criticising Ukraine’s government. In the St Petersburg bombing, reports differed over the victim’s rank, and officials have not identified him or said who was responsible.