Car carrying United Russia Secretary explodes in Nova Kakhovka, killing him

A car carrying the so-called "secretary of the local branch" of dictator Vladimir Putin's United Russia party has exploded in occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast.

Source: Russian state-owned news outlet RIA Novosti

Details: The car belonging to Vladimir Malov, born in 1957, was blown up in Nova Kakhovka.

He is in hospital "in extremely serious condition"; doctors are "fighting to save his life".

Russians say Malov "was building a new life" in Nova Kakhovka.

Updated: RIA Novosti later reported that Malov "died of injuries he sustained when his car exploded".

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