Sergei Zavorotnyi, a former adviser to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, was critically injured in the 13 November 2026, explosion, as Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case.
Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the Moscow car bombing that injured Sergei Zavorotnyi, a former adviser to Ukraine’s former prime minister Mykola Azarov. The committee said Zavorotnyi was hospitalized; Al Jazeera said he was critically injured.
The explosion occurred while Zavorotnyi was driving. It followed a separate car bombing in St. Petersburg a day earlier that killed a Russian serviceman, the committee said.
Azarov served as prime minister under President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled to Russia after protesters forced him from office in February 2014. Azarov also lives in Russia.
The Investigative Committee did not identify possible suspects as it opened its inquiry. Ukrainian authorities had not commented on either bombing.
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