Pro-Kremlin author’s automotive explodes in Russia, killing driver

A Russian author supportive of the Kremlin was caught in a vehicular explosion Saturday. 

Zakhar Prilepin, a outstanding novelist and supporter of the Russian authorities, was injured within the blast. The driver of the automobile was killed.

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The violent incident passed off in Nizhny Novgorod, 250 miles east of Moscow.

Russian author and publicist Zakhar Prilepin attends a information convention in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Russian state information company Tass says the automotive of Prilepin exploded in Russia on Saturday, May 6, 2023, injuring him and killing his driver.  (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Prilepin is the third main supporter of the Kremlin to have been caught in an explosion because the starting of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Daria Dugina, the daughter of Alexander Dugin, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and strategist behind Russia’s ongoing warfare effort in Ukraine, was killed when a bomb meant for him detonated of their automobile, Russian information company TASS reported.

This picture taken from video launched by the Russian Investigative Committee on Saturday, May 6, 2023, reveals the positioning of the exploded automotive of Russian author and publicist Zakhar Prilepin within the area of Nizhny Novgorod, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Moscow. Russian state information company Tass says the automotive of Prilepin exploded in Russia on Saturday, May 6, 2023, injuring him and killing his driver.  (Russian Investigative Committee through AP)

Dugina, 29, was leaving a music and tradition pageant outdoors Moscow of their SUV when the bomb went off.

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Prominent pro-Russian navy blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in an explosion in St. Petersburg final month, in keeping with Russian media.

FILE Russian author and publicist Zakhar Prilepin attends a information convention in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Prilepin’s automotive exploded in Russia on Saturday, May 6, 2023, Russia’s state information company Tass reported, citing emergency and legislation enforcement officers.  (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Tatarsky was collaborating in an occasion at a café in Russia’s second-largest metropolis when he was killed. Russian media says a lady had gifted him a figurine on the occasion that exploded a couple of minutes later, killing him and injuring 15 others. 

Tatarsky was a serious proponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Fox News’ Lawrence Richard and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.