Former adviser to Mykola Azarov seriously wounded in Moscow car bombing

Sergei Zavorotni, a 72-year-old journalist and former adviser to pro‑Russian Ukrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov, was hospitalized in serious condition after a bomb placed under his jeep exploded in southern Moscow.

Explosion in Chertanovo

The blast occurred while Zavorotni was driving in the Chertanovo area of southern Moscow, leaving him severely injured and requiring urgent medical treatment, officials said.

Investigators are treating the explosion as an attempted murder. Authorities say they suspect possible involvement of Ukrainian intelligence services and have opened a criminal probe into the incident.

Zavorotni is described in reports as a longtime journalist who once advised Mykola Azarov during Azarov's tenure as Ukraine's pro‑Russian prime minister. He is currently hospitalized in a serious condition.

The investigation is ongoing and Moscow authorities have not publicly linked any organisation or individual to the attack while inquiries continue.

Details about the motive and the precise circumstances of how the explosive device was placed under the vehicle have not been released pending the outcome of the investigators' work.

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