Darya Dugina death: Daughter of Putin's staunch ally killed in Moscow bomb explosion

New Delhi: Darya Dugina, daughter of Aleksander Dugin, a close aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died after her car exploded in flames while she was driving home. The car caught fire in the Odintsovsky District in the Moscow region.

According to CNN, there was an explosion when Dugina turned onto the Mozhaiskoye highway near the village of Bolshiye Vyazemi, and the car immediately caught fire. It was completely engulfed in flames. She lost control while driving fast and flew to the opposite side of the road.

Dugina, was killed when the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving was ripped apart by a powerful explosion about 20 kilometres west of Moscow at around 9.30 p.m. local time.

Džip kćerke filozofa Aleksandra Dugina eksplodirao je u blizini sela Bolshye Vyazemy u moskovskoj oblasti. Vozač je preminuo na licu mesta.

Svedoci kažu da je Land Cruiser Prado eksplodirao tokom vožnje. Unutra je bila Daria Dugina. pic.twitter.com/eyYz3Vbk95

— Brutalan odgovor (@maddox1964) August 20, 2022

According to the Russian news outlet Baza, Dugina, 30, was returning home from a literature and music festival called "Tradition" when the blast occurred. She was reportedly driving for only 10 minutes before the explosion.

According to Pyotr Lundstrem, a Russian violinist quoted by the outlet, Alexander Dugin was supposed to be in the vehicle his daughter was driving but had changed his mind at the last minute. Dugin was said to have been right behind his daughter and had witnessed her car explode.

Photos by Baza show Dugin distraught at the scene, holding his head in both hands in front of the blazing wreckage.

рашист дугин приехал на место взрыва автомобиля, в котором находилась его дочь Детали: как пишут российские паблики, дарья дугина возвращалась с семейного фестиваля «Традиция» в усадьбе захарово. дугин планировал ехать вместе с дочерью, но в последний момент сел в другую машину. pic.twitter.com/4wnJ2BmbTz — DanaElena.