Daughter of Putin ally killed in car bomb

Darya Dugina is the daughter of Alexander Dugin, an influential Russian thinker who believes that Russia must combat American domination. The explosion occurred this Saturday (20), in Moscow.

(Updated at 13:40 am on 21/08/22)

The daughter of Alexander Dugin, a Russian ideologue close to the Kremlin, died this Saturday (21) when the car she was driving exploded near Moscow, Russia's Investigative Committee reported this Sunday. 

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At the time of the explosion, Daria Duguina, a journalist and political scientist and supporter of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, was walking near the town of Bolshie Viaziomy, about 40 km from Moscow. She was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser, according to the release. 

The detonation was due to an explosive device placed in the vehicle and everything indicates that “the crime was planned and committed”, investigators said. 

The target of the attack was Alexander Duguin, said people close to the family, cited by Russian news agencies, since, as they explained, Daria Duguina took her father's car at the last minute. 

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According to Russian media, the Investigative Committee identified that an explosive device was installed in the vehiclesystem. (The Guardian*)

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