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Daughter of Aleksandr Dugan murdered in car bomb in Moscow
2022-08-21
Snash Shairt9621 also submitted an article on the subject, commenting Someone went after the man who may have pushed Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine.
[AA] A car belonging to the daughter of famous Russian political scientist and philosopher Alexander Dugin exploded late Saturday in Moscow, according to media reports.

Darya Dugina’s car exploded on Mozhayskoye highway around 9.45 p.m. local time, with witnesses claiming the blast rocked the vehicle in the middle of the road and scattered debris.

Preliminary reports said she died instantly. The elder Dugin has arrived at the scene, according to a video on social media.

There is no official confirmation or information on the cause of the explosion.

It is unclear if the explosion was an assassination attempt targeting her father, who has been described as the “brain” of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Darya Dugina, like her father, was engaged in journalism, philosophy and political science.



Courtesy of Skidmark, the Daily Mail has photos and video here.
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Posted by:badanov

#12  I got it: Sudden storm in the Black Sea.
Posted by: Matt   2022-08-21 20:16  

#11  It will be interesting to see how this gross error is reciprocated. That’ll provide insight on which entity selected the target. Not a good time to be on Hunter Bidens security detail - sympathy for the poor guys that drew that assignment under any circumstances
Posted by: Griter Slash1619   2022-08-21 19:57  

#10  And of course: Name one Russian who we know is responsible for political assassinations. Starts with a "V".
Posted by: Matt   2022-08-21 17:52  

#9  Russian or Ukrainian organized crime gets my vote, except it wasn't a small arms attack.
Posted by: badanov   2022-08-21 17:46  

#8  Third option is it's a crime syndicate sending Putin a message
Posted by: Mercutio   2022-08-21 17:38  

#7  Interesting messaging dilemma for the Russians. If they say the Ukrainians did it, they're conceding that the Ukrainians can conduct targeted assassinations in the middle of Moscow. If they say Russian dissidents did it, they conceding that active and effective dissent exists. English-language Tass says nothing about it, so I assume they're still working on the narrative. Maybe she was smoking while the gas cap was open?
Posted by: Matt   2022-08-21 17:13  

#6  Internal hit: Moscow Survivor '22? Ukrainian Black Op? Who knows.
Posted by: magpie   2022-08-21 16:22  

#5  "Apollonia!"
Posted by: Frank G   2022-08-21 12:21  

#4  This is the first time I've ever felt bad for Putin's Rasputin. Somebody is sending a message. But who - and too whom?
Posted by: Secret Master   2022-08-21 11:21  

#3  Daughter was a real looker, daddy favors Rasputin.

Posted by: jpal   2022-08-21 10:49  

#2  political scientist and philosopher

didn't you mean "austere scholar"
Posted by: Mercutio   2022-08-21 09:36  

#1  Father daughter switch vehicles and her car was destroyed. Target missed.
Posted by: Dale   2022-08-21 08:57  

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