Moscow designates Ukraine and the West as responsible for this accident, kyiv denies.
The Russian nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin, fierce supporter of the attack on the Kremlin in Ukraine, was injured on Saturday May 6 in the“blast” of his car in Russia, according to the Russian Interior Ministry. He then claimed that a man “which could be linked to the explosion” had been arrested in the region of Nizhny Novgorod (center-west), where the facts took place.
The spokeswoman for Russian diplomacy, Maria Zakharova, accused Ukraine, the United States, Great Britain and NATO of being behind this act. “terrorist”. “Direct responsibility of the United States and Great Britain. We pray for Zakhar”, she wrote on Telegram. kyiv has denied any involvement.
This incident, which killed the writer’s driver, comes as drone strikes, sabotage and alleged attacks have multiplied in recent weeks on Russian territory, without their perpetrators being clearly identified. On Wednesday, an alleged drone attack notably hit a building in the Kremlin, the heart of Russian power. kyiv said not to be responsible
Zakhar Prilepin committed to pro-Russian separatists
Anonymous medical and security sources, quoted by Russian news agencies, claim that the writer was injured in the legs. “Zakhar (Prilepin) has minor fractures, there is no danger to his life”assured on Telegram Gleb Nikitin, the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region.
According to the Investigation Committee, which speaks of“terrorist act”the writer was in his car “with her family” when the explosion occurred around 11:00 a.m. (8:00 a.m. GMT) in a locality in the Borski district. A photo from the scene, released by the Board of Inquiry, shows a white vehicle with its front end shredded and overturned on its roof, past a crater on a dirt road in a wooded area.
A well-known figure on the Russian literary scene, translated in several countries, the 47-year-old writer committed himself in 2014 to the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, alongside whom he fought. Since then, he has traveled regularly to eastern Ukraine and defended President Vladimir Putin and his massive offensive against kyiv, launched on February 24, 2022.