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Daughter of "Putin's brain" murdered in the street: car bomb kills Russia propagandist

2022-08-21T10:37:18.685Z


Daughter of "Putin's brain" murdered in the street: car bomb kills Russia propagandist Created: 08/21/2022, 12:24 p.m By: Andreas Schmid In this photo released by the Russian Investigative Committee, investigators work at the scene of the car explosion that killed Daria Dugina. The investigative authorities have initiated criminal proceedings for murder. © IMAGO / SNA Car bomb attack on Darja


Daughter of "Putin's brain" murdered in the street: car bomb kills Russia propagandist

Created: 08/21/2022, 12:24 p.m

By: Andreas Schmid

In this photo released by the Russian Investigative Committee, investigators work at the scene of the car explosion that killed Daria Dugina.

The investigative authorities have initiated criminal proceedings for murder.

© IMAGO / SNA

Car bomb attack on Darja Dugina: The daughter of the Putin whisperer Alexander Dugin was murdered in Moscow.

Was the attack aimed at her father?

Moscow – The daughter of Putin fanatic Alexander Dugin is dead. As Russian authorities announced, there was an assassination attempt near Moscow.

"The identity of the dead has been clarified - it is the journalist and political scientist Darya Dugina," said the national investigative committee on Sunday.

The 29-year-old was considered a fervent supporter of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.

She was on the UK sanctions list for spreading propaganda and fake news.

Her father is a right-wing nationalist ideologue and is considered "Putin's brain".

Assassination attempt on Darya Dugina: should her father be killed?

According to police, Dugina's car exploded around 9 p.m. on Saturday evening while driving in a Moscow suburban housing estate.

According to initial findings, an explosive device was mounted on the vehicle – a Toyota Land Cruiser – and detonated.

Dugina died on the spot.

Russian authorities said it was being investigated in different directions.

This leaves open the question of whether the attempted murder could have been aimed at Dugina's father.

According to the Russian news agency Interfax, father and daughter attended the patriotic festival "Tradition" together on Saturday, which is supported by a foundation of Vladimir Putin.

"It was planned that father and daughter would leave the festival together, but Darja drove alone in the vehicle," Interfax said.

Tass news agency reported that she was driving her father's car.

Putin fanatics and warmongers: who is Alexander Dugin?

Alexander Dugin is repeatedly referred to by the media and authors as the whisperer or the "brains" of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He is considered a prominent voice on the Russian right, in Germany there are connections to the AfD.

Some critics even describe him as the idea generator for the attack on Ukraine.

Like Putin, Dugin fantasized about the return of the Soviet Union on several occasions.

After the annexation of Crimea and the start of the Ukraine conflict, he called on the Russians to "kill Ukrainians".

"Putin's brain" and ultra-right mastermind: Alexander Dugin © IMAGO / Russian Look

Assassination attempt on Darya Dugina: Russian nationalists attack Ukraine

The attack sparked horror among Russian nationalists and pro-Russian forces in Ukraine.

"The terrorists of the Ukrainian regime tried to liquidate Alexander Dugin and blew up his daughter... in the car," wrote the leader of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, on Telegram.

Darja will be remembered - as a "real Russian girl".

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It is unclear who is behind the attack.

The perpetrator or perpetrators could possibly also come from a Russian resistance group.

Dugina died on the second anniversary of the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

(as/dpa)

Source: merkur

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