Did anti-Putin Russian group plant car bomb blamed on Kyiv? Violent opposition faction claims it was responsible for attack that killed activist’s daughter
- The so-called National Republican Army took claimed it killed Darya Dugina, 29
- The daughter of political activist Alexander Dugin died in a car bomb explosion
- Her father said she ‘died for people, died for Russia’ during her memorial service
- Russian FSB intelligence officials blamed the explosion on a Ukrainian spy
A violent Russian opposition group has claimed it killed the daughter of a political activist who influenced Vladimir Putin.
The so-called National Republican Army used its account on the Telegram social media platform to take responsibility for the death of Darya Dugina, 29, who died in a car bomb in Moscow.
Russian FSB intelligence officials blamed the explosion on Saturday night on a Ukrainian woman spy, who they named as Natalia Vovk.
Darya Dugina, 29, who died in a car bomb in Moscow died in a car bomb explosion on August 20. The so-called National Republican Army has no taken responsibility for the death
Miss Dugina’s father Alexander Dugin, 60, had previously been credited with shaping Putin’s vision of an empire encompassing former Soviet states such as Ukraine, earning him the name ‘Putin’s brain’.
But the bearded, Rasputin-esque figure had become more critical of Putin and is considered to have been the target of the bombing.
At a ceremony yesterday to celebrate Miss Dugina’s life, her father promised a new Russian state would fully annex Ukraine and other territories. He told mourners his daughter ‘died for the people, died for Russia’.
Russian political scientist and ideologue Alexander Dugin during the service for his daughter said he had ‘died for the people, died for Russia’
He added: ‘The huge price we have to pay can only be justified by the highest achievement, our victory.’
However the National Republican Army mocked the Kremlin’s far-fetched version of events, which included the mysterious Miss Vovk repeatedly changing her appearance and her car’s registration plates to hoodwink Russian guards.
It said: ‘The speed of the investigation! All this became known a day after the murder. The authorities are so afraid of the partisans that they are ready for any fables.’
Last night Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov described Miss Dugina’s murder as a ‘barbaric crime’.
Her death has prompted calls among Moscow’s political elite for revenge. The US embassy in Kyiv has warned of an increased possibility of Russian military strikes.
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