A Russian-backed lawmaker from the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk was killed in a car bomb on Wednesday, the Moscow-appointed governor of the region said, Reuters reported.
Mykhailo Filiponenko, a member of the Russian-created parliament of occupied Luhansk and a former top security official in the region, died after a car bomb exploded, his son was quoted as saying by a local news agency.
Car explosion in Luhansk. Michaił Filiponenko is dead – bóły szef “milicji ludowej” tzw. ŁRL
Filiponenko died as a result of the “niezidentyfikowanego ustruzada” explosion, which detonated in his car. Rosyjski Komitet Śledczy wszczął wasścią karną na podstave articleu o… pic.twitter.com/wCW06NMefm— Bielsat (@Bielsat_pl) November 8, 2023
Mykhailo Filiponenko, a member of the People’s Council of the LPR, former head of the people’s militia of the republic, died in Luhansk. Ukrainian saboteurs blew up his car. https://t.co/04BxSulF60 pic.twitter.com/zgyByQh1Fa
— Viktor vicktop55 (@vicktop55) November 8, 2023
Filiponenko, who took an active part in the pro-Russian separatist movement in Luhansk since 2014, was one of the senior commanders of the army of the so-called LPR.
In September, he was elected to the regional parliament in a vote that drew widespread international condemnation.
After February 2022, bombings targeting senior officials installed by Moscow in parts of Ukraine that the Russian Federation claims to have annexed have become commonplace.
Luhansk is one of four Ukrainian regions annexed by Russia since the beginning of its invasion.
Source: Hot News
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