The car of a prominent pro\u002DKremlin novelist exploded in Russia on Saturday, injuring him and killing his driver, Russia\u0027s state news agency Tass reported.
The regional governor of Niznhy Novgorod, Gleb Nikitin, said Prilepin suffered minor bone fractures and was receiving medical help.
Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said a suspect had been detained. Russian news reports identified him as a native of Ukraine who earlier had been convicted of robbery. In 2020, he founded a political party, For the Truth, which Russian media reported was backed by the Kremlin. A year later, Prilepin’s party merged with the nationalist A Just Russia party that has seats in the parliament.
Party leader Sergei Mironov called the incident on Saturday “a terrorist act” and blamed Ukraine. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova echoed Mironov’s sentiment in a post on the messaging app Telegram, adding that responsibility also lay with the U.S. and NATO.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Pro-Kremlin novelist injured in car explosion in RussiaThe car of a prominent pro-Kremlin novelist exploded in Russia on Saturday, wounding him and killing his driver, Russia's state news agency Tass reported, citing emergency and law enforcement officials.
Lire la suite »
Car bomb in Russia wounds pro-war writer, kills driverZakhar Prilepin, was wounded in a car bombing that killed his driver, an attack that Russia immediately blamed on Ukraine and the West
Lire la suite »
What to know about Russia's claim that Ukraine sent drones to kill PutinThe Kremlin accused Ukraine of trying to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack in Moscow.
Lire la suite »
Put a woman in charge of Russia, says Sam Neill\u0027I suspect there wouldn\u0027t be a Ukraine problem ... if we had a woman running Russia,\u0027 says Jurassic Park star
Lire la suite »
Canada moves up four spots in World Press Freedom Index, while U.S., China, Russia slipAnnual report of 180 countries and territories finds that the environment for journalism is \u0027bad\u0027 in seven out of ten countries
Lire la suite »
Canada moves up four spots in World Press Freedom Index, while U.S., China, Russia slipAnnual report of 180 countries and territories finds that the environment for journalism is \u0027bad\u0027 in seven out of ten countries
Lire la suite »