Russian nationalists

Russia on Aug. 22 declared Ukrainian intelligence responsible for the brazen car bombing that killed the daughter of a leading right-wing Russian political thinker over the weekend. Ukraine denied involvement.

According to them, the murder was committed by a citizen of Ukraine, Natalia Vovk, born in 1979, who arrived in Russia on July 23, 2022 together with her daughter.

Alexander Dugin is considered to have great influence over President Putin

The daughter of a Russian nationalist ideologist who is often referred to as "Putin's brain" was killed when her car exploded on the outskirts of Moscow, officials said Sunday.

The Investigative Committee branch for the Moscow region said the Saturday night blast was caused by a bomb planted in the SUV driven by Daria Dugina.

Darya Dugina - daughter of Aleksandr Dugin - a well-known public figure, considered extremely close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was killed in a car explosion last night.

According to initial information, the car exploded while driving, while 30-year-old Darya was returning from a festival in the Moscow region. The woman died on the spot.

According to the BBC, U.S. officials estimate that the Russian troops are so weakened by the fight that they are only able to make slow territorial progress.

"You are our enemy, we are fighting against our own people, you have taken our peaceful life, you have destroyed our state," are some of the words that soldiers and officers are addressing the President of Ukraine, Sputnik reported.

"The invasion may be the beginning of World War III and our civilization may not survive it." This was stated by the American billionaire George Soros in his traditional evening speech at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountain town of Davos on the occasion of the war in Ukraine.

Putin announced that he would recognise Donetsk in a televised address

Although the Ministry of Defense announced a ceasefire in order for civilians to leave the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Kyiv says that there was no agreement between the two sides on the humanitarian corridor.