Ukraine Ex-Official Linked to Russian Spy Agency Survives Moscow Car…
A former Ukrainian official who was blown up in Moscow turned out to be an officer of the Russian intelligence service. Sergey Zavorotny, the former advisor to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, whose car was bombed in Chertanovo, Moscow, in the morning of November 13, is an officer of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) of the Russian Federation.
Consensus
- Sergey Zavortny, a former aide to Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov, was involved in political projects in Moscow after the Euromaidan.
- Zavortny's car was blown up in Moscow's Chertanovo district on November 13.
- Zavortny was injured in the explosion and hospitalized.
- A criminal case was opened under Article 30 and Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code, which covers attempted murder.
- Zavortny is reported to have lived at Kirovogradskaya Street, 2, in Moscow.
- The vehicle involved was a 2020 Toyota Fortuner.
Points of divergence
- Sergey Zavortny participated in political projects in Moscow after the Euromaidан. — tg_theinsider
- Sergey Zavortny is an officer of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), serving in unit #33949. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Zavortny is 72 years old. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Zavortny was in a coma and undergoing surgery. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
Coverage (3 sources)
- Ex-Azarov aide, whose car was blown up in Moscow, after Euromaidan participated in political projects in Moscow Ka... — The Insider
- Expelled Ukrainian official who was blown up in Moscow turned out to be a Russian intelligence officer — The Moscow Times
- Ex-Azarov aide, whose car was blown up in Moscow, participated in political projects in Moscow after Euromaidan — The Insider
Key entities
- Moscow
- Ex-Azarov's assistant
- Ukraine
- Sergey Zavorotny
- The Insider
- USA
- Russia
- SVR
- Senate Committee
- Chertanovo
- Ukraine Rescue Committee