Russia blamed Ukraine for the car bomb attack on well-known writer Zakhar Prilepin, who is close to the Kremlin, and called it a “terrorist attack”. Kiev has not claimed responsibility for the murder in which Prilepin was seriously injured yesterday, but it has not denied involvement either.
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According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow, the investigation into the attempted murder of Prilepin, 47, has not yet been completed. “But it is already clear from the materials (…) that there is talk of another terrorist attack organized and carried out by the Kiev regime and behind which are Western curators.”
Questioned by the internet newspaper Ukrajinska Pravda, a representative of the Ukrainian secret service SBU said that participation in such attacks “would neither be confirmed nor denied”. A Ukrainian guerrilla movement called Atesh had previously indicated it was behind the attack. It was not clear how credible this communication was.
Prilepin was seriously injured when an explosive device attached to his car detonated. His driver died. The nationalist writer (“Sankya”) is a staunch supporter of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. He fought there too.