Daughter of Putin ally killed in suspected car bomb attack near Moscow

 Russian official authorities said on Sunday that a suspected car bomb assault outside of Moscow on Saturday night claimed the life of the daughter of an ultra-nationalist Russian who favours Russia absorbing Ukraine.

Investigators from the Moscow area claimed in a statement that Darya Dugina, the daughter of well-known ideologist Alexander Dugin, perished after an alleged explosive device exploded on the Toyota Land Cruiser she was travelling in.

Someone who knew Dugina, Andrei Krasnov, was cited by the Russian official news agency TASS as claiming that the vehicle belonged to her father and that he was likely the intended victim.

According to the Russian official tabloid Rossiiskaya Gazeta, Dugin made the last-minute decision to switch automobiles as the father and daughter were visiting a festival outside of Moscow.

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Investigators were shown gathering debris and shards from the explosion's site in the TV video that accompanied the announcement.

Darya Dugina was described as a journalist and political specialist by investigators, who said they had started a murder case and would be conducting forensic investigations to attempt to figure out exactly what had happened.

When determining who was in charge, they claimed to be taking into account "all versions."

Alexander Dugin has long supported the creation of a large new Russian empire that would encompass all Russian-speaking regions as well as other nations.

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His goal is to expand that empire to encompass Ukraine, where Russian soldiers are presently engaged in what Moscow refers to as a "special military operation" aimed at demilitarising the nation.

Some Russia observers claim that Alexander Dugin has tremendous influence over Russian President Vladimir Putin, while others claim that his impact is minor. Alexander Dugin is on a U.S. sanctions list.

The 30-year-old Darya Dugina, who also went by the moniker Platonova, accepted her father's viewpoints in large part and made her own appearance on state television to defend Russia's activities in Ukraine.

Dugina, the head editor of the United World International website, which has claimed that Ukraine would "perish" if joined to the NATO military alliance, was placed on a U.S. sanctions list, according to a statement from the U.S. Treasury in March.