A brazen car bomb in Russia killed the daughter of a prominent ally of Vladimir Putin Saturday night, and while Ukraine has officially denied responsibility, it is also bracing for retaliation. Coverage:
- The bomb: The blast on a highway on the outskirts of Moscow killed 29-year-old Darya Dugina, the daughter of Alexander Dugin, reports the Guardian. She had been driving home alone from a cultural festival she had attended with her father—in his vehicle—and Russian media reports say he may have been the real target, per the BBC. Those reports say Dugin decided at the last minute not to ride with his daughter.
- The bomb, II: “An explosive device allegedly installed in a Toyota Land Cruiser car went off at full speed on a public highway, and then the car caught fire,” wrote Russian investigators. “The female driver died on the spot. The identity of the deceased has been established: it is the journalist and political scientist Darya Dugina.”