The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Daughter of 'Putin's Brain' Ideologist Killed in Car Bomb Attack

The daughter of a Russian nationalist ideologist who is often referred to as “Putin's brain” and who advocates Russia absorbing Ukraine was killed when her car exploded on the outskirts of Moscow, officials said Sunday. The Investigative Committee branch for the Moscow region said the Saturday night blast was caused…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 21, 2022

Daughter of Putin’s ‘spiritual guide’ killed in car bomb ‘meant for her father’

Darya Dugina was driving in her far-right father Alexander Dugin’s vehicle, state media reports

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022

The daughter of 'Putin's brain' ideologist was killed in a car explosion

Daria Dugina was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser in the outskirts of Moscow when the blast happened. Several of her father's allies say he was the likely target.

WEKU · Aug 21, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine denies involvement in death of Putin ally’s daughter; don’t allow Moscow to sow fear, says Zelenskiy – as it happened

Zelenskiy adviser says Ukraine had nothing to do with Darya Dugina’s death as Russia orders investigation into car bombing

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2022

Lawrence Freedman: ‘Autocracies tend to make catastrophic decisions. That’s the case with Putin’

The military strategy expert and author of a new book on conflict says the flawed thinking behind Russia’s invasion stems from the inability of those at the top to take responsibility for mistakes

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2022

Russia-Ukraine: five lessons from the 19th-century Crimean war

A century and a half ago, Russia lost a war it might have expected to win. The consequences reached far and wide

The Guardian - US · Aug 21, 2022

Daughter of Putin ally Alexander Dugin killed by car bomb in Moscow

Russian hawks without evidence blame Kyiv for death of Darya Dugina and demand Kremlin response

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2022

British troops 'must be ready to fight Russia and prepare loved ones'

Warrant Officer Paul Carney warned that the UK military was now “shaping itself to meet the threat from Russia and was ready to counter any aggression”.

Daily Record · Aug 21, 2022

Daughter of major Vladimir Putin ally 'blown to pieces' in car bomb meant for her father

Darya Dugin is thought to have been killed when her Land Cruiser Prado exploded just outside Moscow, with her father Alexander Dugin - dubbed 'Putin's Philosopher' - the likely target

Daily Mirror · Aug 21, 2022

Vladimir Putin spokesman's wife branded shameless as she parties in NATO country

Former Russian Maxim model Tatiana Navka - the wife of one of Vladimir Putin's top aides - has been holidaying in Turkey and now Greece in recent days, while posting footage on Instagram

Daily Mirror · Aug 20, 2022