President of Russia Vladimir Putin today described the death of the daughter of an ideologue who supported her as a “heinous crime.” attack in Ukraine Alexander Dugin in the car bombing near Moscow, in which the Russian authorities blame Kyiv.

“A vile, cruel crime cut off the thread of the life of Daria Dugina, a bright, talented person, with a truly Russian heart, kind, loving, compassionate and open. A journalist, scientist, philosopher, war correspondent, she honestly served the people and the Motherland, proving by her actions what it means to be a patriot of Russia, ”says the telegram of condolences sent by the President of Russia to the family of Daria Dugina.

According to Russian media, Daria Dugina died when an explosion occurred in the car in which she was traveling near Moscow while she was returning home.

It is believed that her father, Russian ultra-nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin, known as “Putin’s mastermind”, may have been the target of the attack.

Again, according to Russian media reports, father and daughter were supposed to return from the event on Saturday evening in the same car, but Dugin decided at the last moment to go separately.

Kyiv denies any involvement

Kyiv denies any involvement in the attack.

Speaking on Ukrainian television, Volodymyr Zelensky’s adviser Mikhail Podolyak said that “Ukraine has absolutely nothing to do with this, because we are not a criminal state, like Russia, and not a terrorist one.”

Who is Alexander Dugin?

Alexander Dugin has been advocating the unification of Russian-speaking regions with Russia for many years. 30-year-old journalist Daria Dugina also spoke out in favor of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In an interview in May, she called the war a “clash of civilizations” and said she was proud that both she and her father were targeted by Western sanctions.

Earlier this year, U.S. and British authorities imposed sanctions on Daria Dugina for spreading “disinformation” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Dugin has been under US sanctions since 2015 for his alleged involvement in Russia’s annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.

^{According to APE, AFP, BBC, REUTERS, NYT.}