Former Ukrainian PM’s Aide Seriously Injured in Moscow Car Blast – Reports

Sergei Zavorotny, a 72-year-old journalist and former aide to Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, was seriously injured when an explosion struck beneath his SUV in southern Moscow on Friday. Investigators are treating the blast as attempted murder and reportedly suspect possible involvement by Ukrainian intelligence services, though no evidence is given in the article.

Zavorotny was driving in the Chertanovo district when the explosion occurred; passers-by gave him first aid before he was taken to hospital. He spent much of his career in Ukraine, worked for Azarov during Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency and reportedly moved to Russia after the 2014 Maidan Revolution, later expressing pro-Kremlin and anti-Western views. The blast came a day after a car bomb killed a Russian serviceman in St Petersburg.