A car bomb attack in Moscow has wounded Sergei Zavorotny, a former adviser to Ukrainian ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov, Russia's Investigative Committee has stated. Mr Zavorotny, now a journalist and commentator, was driving his black Toyota when the explosion occurred.
Mykola Azarov told Russian TV that Mr Zavorotny's condition in hospital was "rather critical". Mr Zavorotny, 72, worked as a press aide to Mr Azarov in Kyiv until 2014.
Russia's Investigative Committee announced on Telegram on Friday that Mr Zavorotny was injured and taken to a city hospital for medical care. The committee added that a set of necessary investigative actions is being carried out, and a number of examinations, including medical and explosives, will be appointed.
This incident follows another car bomb attack on Thursday in St Petersburg's Pushkinsky District, which killed a member of the Russian military. Both blasts are viewed as part of a series of attacks on military and prominent figures linked to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.