Darya Dugina
Darya Aleksandrovna Dugina (Russian: Дарья Александровна Дугина; 15 December 1992 – 20 August 2022), also known as Daria Platonova (Russian: Дарья Платонова), was a Russian journalist and political activist. She was the daughter of Aleksandr Dugin, a far-right political philosopher. She was known for being a strong supporter of Vladimir Putin.[1]
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| Born | Darya Aleksandrovna Dugina 15 December 1992 |
| Died | 20 August 2022 (aged 29) Bolshiye Vyazyomy, Russia |
| Cause of death | Assassination by car bomb |
| Other names | Daria Platonova |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
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| Awards | Order of Courage (posthumous) |
Dugina was also a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. She believed that the war crimes against Ukrainian civilians by the Russian army during the invasion were staged, resulting her assassination on August 20, 2022.[2][3]
Assassination
Dugina was assassinated on 20 August 2022, when her Toyota Land Cruiser car exploded on Mozhayskoye Shosse in the settlement of Bolshiye Vyazyomy outside Moscow around 9:45 p.m. local time. She was 29 years old.[4][5]
Darya Dugina Media
Ponomarev in a 2021 video published by Free Russia Forum
Funeral of Darya Dugina in August 2022
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References
- ↑ Sands, Leo (21 August 2022). Darya Dugina: Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow bomb. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62621509. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ Quinn, Allison (21 August 2022). "Daughter of Putin propagandist killed in car bombing outside Moscow, reports say". The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/darya-dugina-daughter-of-putin-propagandist-alexander-dugin-killed-in-car-bomb-reports-say. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ Tawfeeq, Mohammed; Pennington, Josh; Hallam, Jonny; John, Tara (21 August 2022). "Car bomb kills daughter of 'spiritual guide' to Putin's Ukraine invasion - Russian media". CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/20/europe/darya-dugina-killed-car-explosion-alexander-dugin-russia-intl-hnk/index.html. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ Tidman, Zoe. Daughter of Putin's 'spiritual guide' killed in car bomb 'meant for her father' (in en). The Independent (21 August 2022). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ Russia Probes Car Bomb That Killed Daughter of Putin Ideologist. Bloomberg News (21 August 2022). Retrieved 21 August 2022.