The FSB claims it has solved Daria Dugina's murder. Predictably, Russia is blaming Ukrainian secret services: the FSB says a Ukrainian woman named Natalya Vovk rented a flat in Dugina's building, trailed her, planted the car bomb, and escaped to Estonia.
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A lot of odd details in this claim by the FSB:
– Natalya Vovk apparently carried out this professionalized car bombing with her 12-year-old daughter in tow
– She allegedly followed Dugina in a Mini Cooper with Kazakh, Ukrainian, and Donetsk People's Republic plates
Also:
– The FSB is claiming Ukraine targeted Dugina, a relatively obscure media figure, and not her much better known father
– they are claiming to have solved this one awfully fast, especially when you consider how many murders of Putin opponents are still cold cases
RT's Margarita Simonyan now says Russia should send "people to admire the spires in Tallinn" if Estonia won't extradite the suspect in Dugina's murder.
I'm old enough to remember how proud she was of her interview with the Salisbury poisoning suspects...
Kremlin-linked media is posting what they say is Natalya Vovk’s ID card, which identifies her as a member of the nationalist Azov regiment.
Not the most obvious thing to take with you when you plot a car bombing in Russia
Ukraine again denies any involvement in Daria Dugina's murder and says it's the result of elite infighting in Russia.
In Dugin's first statement on his daughter's death, he essentially demands Russia respond by wiping Ukraine off the map.
“Our hearts are not just thirsting for revenge or retribution. That’s too petty, it’s not the Russian way. We only need our Victory.”
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Putin: "A despicable, cruel crime took Daria Dugina's life away – a bright, talented person with a real Russian heart, kind, loving, warm, and open [...] She honestly served people and the motherland and showed what it means to be a patriot of Russia."
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The FSB publishes what it says is video of Vovk driving her Mini Cooper into Russia, entering Dugina's apartment building, and leaving the country through Estonia.
Notable by its absence: any footage connecting Vovk with the car bombing.
All the latest on the Daria Dugina murder, by @polinaivanovva and yours truly.
The story seems to get crazier with every new twist. But it's also clear that whatever happened, Russia wants to use this as an excuse to ramp things up against Ukraine.
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