Darya Dugina, 30, was killed while driving a car owned by her father Alexander Dugin, a far-right ally of Vladimir Putin, according to state media. An SUV exploded near Bolshiye Vyazemy in the Moscow region, authorities told Tass. Investigators are working at the scene of the explosion that killed Ms Dugina (via Reuters) Mr Dugin is a Russian nationalist and philosopher who holds no official government position but is said to be influential with the Russian president – and has even been called “Putin’s mastermind” and “Putin’s Rasputin”. He has been described as viewing the Ukraine war as part of a wider spiritual battle and as having shaped Mr Putin’s ideas about the invasion, as well as his general expansionist foreign policy. His daughter was a political scientist and journalist who held similar views to her father, saying they were “in the same existential boat” in an interview earlier this year. He called the Ukraine war a “clash of civilizations between globalization and Eurasianism,” adding that the West’s “unanimous support” for the beleaguered country “feels like agony,” in an interview published on Geopolitika, a news and media platform created by her father . Investigators told Russian state media on Sunday that Ms. Dugina was killed in an explosion. They said an explosion, believed to have come from a device installed in the car, occurred on a public road at around 9pm local time on Saturday. Investigators say the blast occurred around 9pm local time (Investigative Committee of Russia/Brief via Reuters) The car, a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, caught fire and the female driver died, authorities said. The explosion occurred near the village of Bolshiye Vyazemy in the Moscow region. “This was father’s vehicle,” Andrei Krasnov, head of the Russian Horizon social movement who knew Ms Dugina, told the Tass news agency. “Daria was driving another car, but she took his car today, while Alexander went a different way. “He came back, he was at the scene of the tragedy. As far as I understand, Alexander or rather they together were the target.” Alexander Dugin is a close ally of Vladimir Putin (60 minutes/YouTube) Media reports said both Ms Dugina and her father were together at an event outside Moscow and were due to travel back together. Mr Dugin’s ties to the Kremlin go back years, with the Putin ally giving significant airtime on major networks to cheer for the 2014 annexation of Crimea. He also dealt with Russian foreign policy issues, helping Mr. Putin sort out his relations with other countries, even though he did not have an official government job. Dugin was head of the sociology department at Moscow State University but lost his job in 2014 after activists accused him of inciting genocide in a pro-separatist rant in Ukraine in which he shouted “kill, kill, kill.” Before Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine this year, it had criticized Mr Putin for not taking more of the country in the previous offensive. The deadly blast comes after a drone struck Russia’s naval headquarters in Crimea, the latest in a series of setbacks for Moscow in the region during its war in Ukraine. The incident took place inside the heavily fortified Black Sea Fleet base in Sevastopol on Saturday morning. The UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was shot down, officials in the Russian-controlled area say, and landed on the roof of a building. The resulting fire sent huge amounts of smoke into the air. Earlier this week, Moscow installed a new commander of its Black Sea fleet in the wake of a series of setbacks. Late last month, another drone strike hit the same location, injuring six people, prompting Russia to beef up its defenses in Crimea.
title: “Darya Dugina Daughter Of Putin S Spiritual Guide Killed In Car Bomb Was Meant For Her Father " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-23” author: “James Ambrose”
Darya Dugina, 30, was killed while driving a car owned by her father Alexander Dugin, a far-right ally of Vladimir Putin, according to state media. An SUV exploded near Bolshiye Vyazemy in the Moscow region, authorities told Tass. Investigators are working at the scene of the explosion that killed Ms Dugina (Investigative Committee of Russia/Reuters) Mr Dugin is a Russian nationalist and philosopher who holds no official government position but is said to be influential with the Russian president – and has even been called “Putin’s mastermind” and “Putin’s Rasputin”. He has been described as viewing the Ukraine war as part of a wider spiritual battle and as having shaped Mr Putin’s ideas about the invasion, as well as his general expansionist foreign policy. His daughter was a political scientist and journalist who held similar views to her father, saying they were “in the same existential boat” in an interview earlier this year. He called the Ukraine war a “clash of civilizations between globalization and Eurasianism,” adding that the West’s “unanimous support” for the beleaguered country “feels like agony,” in an interview published on Geopolitika, a news and media platform created by her father . Daria Dugina died when her car exploded outside Moscow (Tsargrad.tv/Reuters) Investigators told Russian state media on Sunday that Ms. Dugina was killed in an explosion. They said an explosion, believed to have come from a device installed in the car, occurred on a public road at around 9pm local time on Saturday. The car, a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, caught fire and the female driver died, authorities said. The explosion occurred near the village of Bolshiye Vyazemy in the Moscow region. Mrs. Dugina and her father were to travel together ( ) “This was father’s vehicle,” Andrei Krasnov, head of the Russian Horizon social movement who knew Ms Dugina, told the Tass news agency. “Daria was driving another car, but she took his car today, while Alexander went a different way. “He came back, he was at the scene of the tragedy. As far as I understand, Alexander or rather they together were the target.” Media reports said both Ms Dugina and her father were together at an event outside Moscow and were due to travel back together. Investigators say the blast occurred around 9pm local time (Investigative Committee of Russia/Reuters) Mr Dugin’s ties to the Kremlin go back years, with the Putin ally giving significant airtime on major networks to cheer for the 2014 annexation of Crimea. He also dealt with Russian foreign policy issues, helping Mr. Putin sort out his relations with other countries, even though he did not have an official government job. Dugin was head of the sociology department at Moscow State University but lost his job in 2014 after activists accused him of inciting genocide in a pro-separatist rant in Ukraine in which he shouted “kill, kill, kill.” Before Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine this year, it had criticized Mr Putin for not taking more of the country in the previous offensive. The deadly blast comes after a drone struck Russia’s naval headquarters in Crimea, the latest in a series of setbacks for Moscow in the region during its war in Ukraine. The incident took place inside the heavily fortified Black Sea Fleet base in Sevastopol on Saturday morning. The UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was shot down, officials in the Russian-controlled area say, and landed on the roof of a building. The resulting fire sent huge amounts of smoke into the air. Earlier this week, Moscow installed a new commander of its Black Sea fleet in the wake of a series of setbacks. Late last month, another drone strike hit the same location, injuring six people, prompting Russia to beef up its defenses in Crimea.