network moved”BBCThe British newspaper reported that the daughter of a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin was killed near Moscow following her car exploded.
The network quoted local Russian media as saying that Daria Dugin was killed while returning home.
It is not clear if her father, Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin known as “Putin’s Brain”, was the intended target of the attack.
Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist thinker who is believed to be close to the Russian president.
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Details: as Russian publics write, Daria Dugina was returning from the Tradition family festival in the Zakharovo estate. Dugin planned to go with his daughter, but at the last moment got into another car. pic.twitter.com/4wnJ2BmbTz
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According to the network report, Dugin and his daughter were scheduled to return from Saturday evening’s event in the same car before Dugin made the decision to travel separately from his daughter at the last minute.
Photos and videos spread on Twitter showing Dugen watching in shock as emergency services arrived at the site of the burning wreckage of the car.
An unnamed Russian law enforcement official confirmed toRia News Agency A car caught fire on a highway in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region, but he did not provide further details.
There has been no official comment from the Russian authorities so far.
Although he does not hold an official position in the government, Dugin’s father is a close ally of the Russian president, and has even been called “Rasputin Putin”.
The philosopher’s daughter, Daria Dugin, is herself a prominent journalist and commentator who supported the Russian invasion, and was sanctioned by British authorities for contributing to “internet disinformation” regarding the Russian invasion.
