Former Ukrainian political aide injured in Moscow car blast
Serhiy Zhavorotny sustained serious injuries in an explosion in the Chertanovo district of the Russian capital
By Capital Kranti desk, Gandhinagar · Editor: Parth Thakkar
13 November 2026, 3:27 pm · 2 min read
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According to Russian media reports, Serhiy Zhavorotny, a former aide to a Ukrainian prime minister, was injured in a car explosion in Moscow's Chertanovo district on Friday. According to the Kommersant newspaper, Zhavorotny has been admitted to the hospital.
According to reports from Ren TV and the 112 Telegram channel, Zhavorotny's left hand was severed in the attack. Additionally, he sustained a concussion, a rib fracture, and other injuries. The Baza Telegram channel published a photo of a black four-door car from the scene, with its windshield, doors, and front bumper destroyed.
Russia's Investigative Committee has confirmed that it has launched an investigation into the incident. Zhavorotny's former boss and former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov told Russia's TASS news agency that Zhavorotny survived, but he had no further information regarding the car blast.
This is the second car blast in Russia in two consecutive days. A day earlier, on Thursday, a member of the Russian military was killed in a car blast in St. Petersburg. Moscow has previously blamed Ukraine for such attacks, while Ukrainian sources have admitted responsibility in some instances and denied it in others. There was no immediate reaction from Ukraine regarding Friday's incident.
Mykola Azarov served as the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014. When Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych was removed from office during the Maidan Revolution in Ukraine in 2014, Azarov fled to Russia.
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