Russian authorities are investigating a blast in the outskirts of Moscow on Sunday that killed the daughter of a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation said in a statement that Daria Dugina, a journalist and political scientist, was killed after an explosive device that was planted under her Toyota Land Cruiser went off.
Dugina was the daughter of Alexander Dugin, a political philosopher and an outspoken supporter of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Dugin, who pushed a vision of Russia becoming more “powerful” and “aggressive,” has been featured on Russian state television and is described as “Putin’s brain” by many.
U.S. officials hit Dugin with sanctions in March for his support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while Dugina was sanctioned for her work at a media outlet that the U.S. has said spreads disinformation.
Dugina appeared on Russian nationalist network Tsargrad as a radio commentator and news anchor.
British officials imposed sanctions on Dugina last month, calling her a prominent “contributor of disinformation in relation to Ukraine and the Russian invasion of Ukraine on various online platforms,” The New York Times reported.
Authorities said that both Dugin and his daughter were in attendance at a Russian nationalist festival called “Traditions” on Saturday before the blast.
Officials in Ukraine have denied any responsibility for the blast.
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Russian authorities investigating blast that killed daughter of Putin ally https://t.co/9bDclGneDn pic.twitter.com/F49QRhKamD
— The Hill (@thehill) August 21, 2022
Calling Alexander Dugin a philosopher is like referring to Goebbels as a media executive. https://t.co/SPdNEDQVAk
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) August 21, 2022
Alexander Dugin’s daughter, Darya was killed in a car bombing in Moscow tonight.
Dugin is probably the most famous currently living proponent of the imperialist “Russkiy Mir” ideology apart from Putin himself.
Darya recently travelled to Azovstal to take celebratory selfies. pic.twitter.com/GJsJrtpTFg
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 20, 2022
My wife just asked me this same thing: Was it the Ukrainians? I said a guy like Dugin had so many enemies that it makes it impossible to narrow down the suspects, but a hit in Moscow sounds more like…Moscow. https://t.co/ieqF7Ct3qU
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 21, 2022
Of course, Ukraine will be blamed. And Russia will use it as an excuse for further atrocities.
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