The Russian domestic intelligence service is expanding its theory on the Dugina murder case. According to this, a Ukrainian born in 1978 is said to have been involved in the preparation of the crime and then left Russia again.
After the murder of pro-Kremlin pro-War Darya Dugina, Russian investigators said they identified another suspect involved. According to the state agency TASS, the domestic secret service FSB announced that it was a Ukrainian born in 1978 who entered the country via Estonia on July 30. The man is said to have helped prepare the crime and left Russia again.
The car driven by the daughter of right-wing nationalist Alexander Dugin exploded near Moscow on August 20. Shortly after the crime, the investigators accused a suspect from Ukraine who was put out to search.
The suspect is said to have rented an apartment in Dugina’s house for observation, the investigative committee said shortly after the murder of the 29-year-old journalist. There and in a garage rented by the wanted woman, traces are also being searched for, it said. Witnesses were questioned. In addition, recordings from video surveillance cameras would now be evaluated.
Russia blames Ukrainian secret services for the attack. Kyiv denies any involvement. Western experts are quick to question the Kremlin’s version of Darya Dugina’s assassination. For example, political scientist Thomas Jäger said in an ntv interview that it was not surprising that the investigation came up with findings that the Russian President liked.
From Vladimir Putin’s point of view, the Kremlin quickly had to come up with its own point of view, since an “alleged partisan group of Russia” initially claimed responsibility for the attack, which had made Putin’s overthrow its goal. From the point of view of the Russian leadership, however, this should not be the case, so that a different narrative of the events became necessary, according to Jäger.