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Prilepin is an ultranationalist Russian writer and former Member of the State Duma of Russia car is blown up far East of Moscow.

2023-05-06

[Twitter]

Russian media reports that on a highway in Nizhny Novgorod, a car with Zakhar Prilepin was blown up. Prilepin is an ultranationalist Russian writer and former Member of the State Duma of Russia.

According to preliminary reports, Prilepin was seriously wounded, his driver died. pic.twitter.com/gQVPDmIsgw
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) May 6, 2023

From further tweets: The Atesh partisan movement took responsibility for the assassination attempt on Zakhar Prilepin. BTW look in the further tweets for photos of the blast that cut his car in half and blew the whole road to pieces.

Posted by:3dc

#8 so now china is going to spy on us with russian cal baroons gleat!

Posted by: Sluse Grealet9429 2023-05-06 16:34

#7 Agreed, B. That blast crater definitely came from an underground (centered at least 25-30 cm below surface) explosion as it blew mostly 'up', not 'out'.

Guessing on depth from the crater walls I can see on the video, and they don't show a good internal 'hole shot' for more insight.

Only basing this on my experience reviewing, and witnessing, 'failures' of underground electrical cables and/or equipment. Absolutely NO experience with the 'stuff' you've come across.

Posted by: Mullah Richard 2023-05-06 15:07

#6 /\ One caveat upon reflection. Could have been a cellie remote detonation of a single or double stack anti-tank mine.

Posted by: Besoeker 2023-05-06 13:17

#5 Been away from this stuff for over ten years, so my stuff is not real current. Howsoever, ima calling that an anti-tank mine. Crater is too deep for an IED and ginzu bombs leave no crater, wo a seconary on impact.

Again, old roadside bomb knowledge.

Posted by: Besoeker 2023-05-06 13:13

⚡️#UPDATE The Crimean Tatar organization "Atesh" , associated with the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, claimed responsibility for blowing up Zakhar Prilepin's car.
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) May 6, 2023

Posted by: badanov 2023-05-06 13:08

#3 Video from the scene:

Posted by: badanov 2023-05-06 13:03

#2 infamous Z-author

Posted by: 3dc 2023-05-06 11:18

#1 Yeah, kinda looks like a switchblade.

Posted by: Skidmark 2023-05-06 10:56

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