Russia was shocked by the brutal murder and the FSB believes Ukraine is responsible. Last weekend, a brutal murder stunned Russia. A young woman got into her car and drove home after a busy day at a literature and musical festival. She was on the highway when a bomb went off and her SUV caught fire. She died at the scene.
Darya Dugina's devastated father, who was in a friend's car right beside his daughter's, watched as the rescue services extracted the burned body from the wreck. The attack immediately became a matter of national importance. Leaders of political parties and top Russian officials attended her funeral, while the president posthumously decorated her with a state award.
RT explains why the death of Dugina may become a symbol of Russia's external political struggle, and what the Kremlin will do next.
Attack on a family of philosophersOn Tuesday, hundreds gathered at the Ostankino broadcasting center in Moscow to pay their last respects to the journalist and political scientist.
On the night of August 20, Darya was heading home with her father from the 'Tradition' cultural festival near Moscow. Around 9pm, the car with Dugina at the wheel exploded on Mozhaisk Highway, where she died. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened an investigation into what it calls a "murder committed in a socially-dangerous manner."
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