Russian pro-war blogger injured in car bomb
A prominent Russian writer and pro-war blogger has been wounded by a car bomb, officials say.
The explosion reportedly took place on a remote road some 80km from the town of Bor. State media said the blogger suffered a concussion and fractured bones. A veteran of Russia's bloody wars in Chechnya in the 1990s, the 47-year-old has admitted fighting alongside pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.He has called for the "return of Kyiv to Russia". Last year a group founded by Prilepin called on officials to "purge the cultural space" of all who oppose the conflict.
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