Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the murder of Darya Dugina, the daughter of a prominent intellectual close to the Kremlin, by blowing up her car was a “heinous crime” that Moscow accused Kyiv of committing.
“A vile and cruel crime that ended the life of Darya Dugina prematurely, she was bright, talented and had a truly Russian heart,” the Kremlin-published letter of condolences addressed to the young woman’s family says. killed on Saturday.
For their part, the Russian intelligence services today accused the Ukrainian “special services” of killing a young woman, Russian news agencies report.
Journalist and political commentator Daria Dugina, who has also publicly expressed support for the Russian military operation in Ukraine, was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser on Saturday when it exploded on a highway near the village of Bolshoi Vyaziumi, 40 kilometers from Moscow. evening.