The prominent Russian nationalist writer, Zakhar Prilepin, on Sunday (May 7) described breaking both legs in a car bomb that killed his driver and which Moscow blamed on the United States and Ukraine.
"To the demons I say: You will scare nobody. There is a God. We will win," he said in a Telegram post apparently written from hospital in Nizhny Novgorod region, where Russia's state Investigative Committee said his Audi Q7 was blown up on Saturday in a village about 400km east of Moscow.
Ukraine's security services neither confirmed nor denied involvement. Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said he believed Russian authorities had staged the attack.Prilepin said he was driving and that he had dropped his daughter off five minutes earlier. A mine detonated under the wheel on the passenger side where his driver Sasha Shubin, his"guardian angel for eight years", was sitting, he added.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ukraine says it downed hypersonic Russian missile with US air defence systemKYIV: Ukrainian air defences shot down a Russian hypersonic missile for the first time during an attack on the capital Kyiv this week, the Air Force said on Saturday (May 6), in a potentially major setback for the Kremlin's campaign of long-range air strikes. The Kinzhal, which means 'dagger' in Russian, i
Read more »
Russian theatre director accused of 'justifying terrorism' remanded in custodyMOSCOW - A prominent Russian theatre director was remanded in custody for two months on Friday (May 5) after being accused of justifying terrorism with an award-winning play about Russian women who married Islamic State fighters, the state news agency TASS reported. Investigators opened a case this week against Yevgenia (Zhenya) Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, alleging that Petriychuk's Finist,...
Read more »
Russian nationalist writer wounded in car bombing, one deadZakhar Prilepin was wounded but conscious after the explosion. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Russian, Belarusian golfers allowed to return as neutralsThe International Golf Federation (IGF) has said Russian and Belarusian athletes can return to competing in international competitions as neutrals.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) sanctioned Russia and its ally Belarus after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022 but in March recommended that th
Read more »
Amid blasts and leadership rifts, growing Russian unease over warThere is a growing sense of anxiety as Russia braces itself for a looming Ukrainian offensive. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Ukraine says downed hypersonic missile in 'historic' first timeRussia's President Putin unveiled the Kinzhal missile in 2018 and called it “an ideal weapon”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »