Alexander Dugin’s Daughter Killed by a Car Bomb Outside of Moscow

Well, this is for sure, you know, pretty weird.

RT:

A powerful explosion ripped apart an SUV near Moscow on Saturday night, instantly killing its driver, identified as Darya Dugina, the daughter of Russian political commentator Aleksandr Dugin.

The incident took place on a highway 20km west of Moscow at around 9:35pm local time, with witnesses saying the blast occurred in the middle of the road, scattering debris all around. The car, which was engulfed in flames, then crashed into a fence, according to photos and videos from the scene.

The emergency services said one person was inside the car and was instantly killed by the blast – a female whose body was reportedly burned beyond recognition.

The authorities have yet to officially confirm the identity of the victim, but multiple Russian Telegram channels and media sources reported that the victim was Darya Dugina (Platonova), 30. Her father, Aleksandr Dugin, was spotted at the scene soon after the incident, visibly shocked, according to several videos circulating on social media.

Preliminary reports suggested that a home-made explosive device might have been involved, but investigators have yet to confirm the cause of the blast, or any potential motive in case of foul play.

I’d say I’m pretty sure that a car bomb implies foul play.

The videos are nuts. He’s standing there with his hands on the sides of his head like “WTF?”

What’s more – she was with Dugin before the explosion, and she was driving his car.

Earlier on Saturday evening, Dugin was giving a lecture on ‘Tradition and History’ at a family festival in Moscow Region. His daughter attended the event as a guest. Unconfirmed reports say Dugin initially planned to leave the festival with his daughter, but later decided to take a separate car, while Darya took his Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.

I’m sure Dugin had enemies in Russia. He’s a polarizing figure politically, and probably an asshole in real life. But this is really extreme. A car bomb is a lot more extreme than a shooting.

It’s kind of obvious that someone from the West would do this.

As far as I’m aware, this is the first instance of terrorism happening inside of Russia since the invasion of the Ukraine. Killing the daughter of a prominent political philosopher is a pretty bold first move.

I don’t think you can really just assume that this was done by the US State Department, and it seems like something that would more likely have been done by Ukrainians or Polish.

Contrary to popular belief, Dugin is not a part of the government, so there is no guarantee they will be able to find who did it.