<!-- wp:html --><p>ANASTASIA MAKARYCHEVA</p>
<p>A Russian writer in favor of the war against Ukraine was seriously injured in a car explosion Saturday. The blast, which killed the driver, left Zakhar Prilepin with a broken leg and a concussion.</p>
<p>A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called the explosion a “terrorist bombing,” according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/europe/russia-prilepin-bombing.html"><em>The New York Times</em></a>, reporting that a device had been planted under Prilepin’s vehicle.</p>
<p>The incident took place in the Nizhny Novgorod in Russia, about 250 miles from Moscow, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-novelist-prilepin-explosion-82d06824f39bc9354bb3fb6c30d2fb6a">Associated Press</a> reported. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-kremlin-writer-zakhar-prilepin-injured-in-deadly-car-bombing-in-russia">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->
ANASTASIA MAKARYCHEVA
A Russian writer in favor of the war against Ukraine was seriously injured in a car explosion Saturday. The blast, which killed the driver, left Zakhar Prilepin with a broken leg and a concussion.
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called the explosion a “terrorist bombing,” according to The New York Times, reporting that a device had been planted under Prilepin’s vehicle.
The incident took place in the Nizhny Novgorod in Russia, about 250 miles from Moscow, the Associated Press reported.
