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Sergey Zavorotny, a journalist and former adviser to ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, was injured in a car explosion in southern Moscow, Russian media reported on Friday, according to Anadolu Agency.
The incident took place on a major street in the city’s Chertanovo district. Russian state news agency RIA, citing law enforcement officials, said Zavorotny was injured.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said it had opened a criminal case and sent a team of investigators to the scene.
Azarov served as Ukraine’s prime minister under President Viktor Yanukovych from 2010 to 2014. He has lived in Russia since leaving Ukraine amid the 2014 Maidan protests, which led to Yanukovych’s removal.
“I don’t know anything yet, other than what you know — that this car exploded somewhere in the Chertanovo area. He’s alive and is likely in a hospital,” Azarov told Russian state news agency Tass, adding that he was fine.
No one has claimed responsibility for the car explosion.
