Vasily Prozorov suffered hand and leg injuries in an accident in his vehicle, potentially involving an explosive device. The former Ukrainian security service officer joined Russia in 2019.
Since the start of the assault on Ukraine at the end of February 2022, several assassinations or assassination attempts have targeted personalities on Russian territory supporting the Kremlin's military offensive. The Investigative Committee, the body responsible in Russia for carrying out criminal investigations, confirmed an incident having “damaged a vehicle and injured its owner” The SBU reacted by claiming that he had been fired in 2018 for shortcomings, notably accusing him of drinking excessively at work and of having ‘sold’ himself to the Russians. “This monster must remember the fate of Judas. It’s a question of time,” the SBU then wrote in a press release, however, it has not yet commented on Friday's incident. The incident occurred in the north of the Russian capital, TASS and Ria Novosti reported.