Moscow car bombing injures Ukraine critic Sergei Zavorotny
Summary
- A car exploded on Kirovogradskaya Street in Moscow's Chertanovo District on Nov. 13, 2026, injuring Sergei Zavorotny.
- Zavorotny, 72, a former press secretary and adviser to ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, was hospitalized in critical condition.
- He suffered a brain contusion, broken ribs, an open leg fracture, and the loss of his left arm, according to Russian reports.
- Russian outlets suggested the blast was caused by an explosive device or magnetic mine planted under his car.
- Russian authorities opened an investigation into the explosion as attempted murder.
- Zavorotny fled to Russia in 2014 after Viktor Yanukovych's ouster and continued pro-Kremlin, anti-Ukrainian broadcasts there.
Reactions
- Mykola Azarov accused Ukrainian intelligence of targeting Zavorotny over his criticism of Ukraine, without evidence.
- Kommersant reported the Moscow blast was likely caused by a magnetic mine.
Timeline newest first
A Nov. 13 car bombing in Moscow left Sergei Zavorotny critically injured; Mykola Azarov accused Ukrainian intelligence of targeting him over his criticism of Ukraine, without evidence.
Sergei Zavorotny, 72, was hospitalized with a brain contusion, broken ribs, an open leg fracture, and the loss of his left arm after a blast struck his Toyota Fortuner in Moscow's Chertanovo District.
Sources newest first
- Ukraine critic injured in Moscow car bombing, Russia says
The Washington Post's live blog leads with a Moscow car explosion that left Sergei Zavorotny, 72, a former adviser to Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, in critical condition; Azarov accused Ukrainian intelligence of targeting him over his criticism of Ukraine, without evidence. The blog also follows two more measles deaths bringing the 2026 U.S. toll to at least 10, Pope Leo XIV's Mass in Chiclayo, Peru, California's record marine heat wave, Rear Adm. Brian Monahan's exit as Congress's attending physician, rare Mid-Atlantic tornadoes, and Elon Musk's call to reinstate Jensen Huang at Nvidia.
Car explosion in Moscow reportedly injures ex-Azarov press secretaryThe Kyiv Independent reports that a car exploded on Kirovogradskaya Street in Moscow's Chertanovo District on Nov. 13, reportedly injuring Sergei Zavorotny, a former press secretary to ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov who fled to Russia in 2014, with Russian outlets suggesting an improvised explosive device or magnetic mine and an attempted-murder investigation opened. The article also covers a fatal car bombing near St. Petersburg, drone attacks on Moscow and Kyiv, fires at Russian refineries, Zelensky's meeting with Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner, and an expected record prisoner swap.
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