Dugin urges Russia to avenge his daughter’s murder, blaming Ukraine for it

Russian political philosopher Alexander Dugin, who is known for his staunch anti-West views, has blamed Ukraine for the car bomb attack that killed his daughter, urging Russia to avenge the murder.

In his first public statement after his daughter Daria Dugina's death, Dugin said the 29-year-old TV commentator and journalist was “brutally killed by an explosion in front of my eyes”.

He described the blast as a “terrorist attack”, and blamed it on the Ukrainian government.

“Our hearts yearn for more than just revenge or retribution. That would be too small, not according to Russia’s style. We only need our Victory. My daughter laid her maiden life on [victory’s] altar. So win, please!” Dugin said in a statement relayed by his friend, Konstantin Malofeev, on Monday.

Moscow has accused Ukraine's secret services of being behind the weekend murder of Darya.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday identified the attacker as a Ukrainian woman in her forties named Natalia Vovk.

It said the woman conducted a controlled explosion of a car Darya was driving in on Saturday.

The report said the assailant, who arrived in Russia in July along with her teenage daughter, was preparing for the attack for a month. They reportedly fled to the EU member state of Estonia after the attack.

The FSB also published footage showing Vovk and her daughter entering Russia, inside the building where Dugina lived and in which she also rented an apartment, and hastily leaving the country.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin strongly condemned the “vile, cruel” crime, and expressed his “sincere condolences” in a message to Dugin's family released by the Kremlin.

UN calls for probe into Darya’s murder

The UN has called for “an investigation to establish the facts” behind Darya’s killing, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday.

Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said the car bomb attack showed “the true nature” of the Ukrainian state and the UN Security Council will be briefed about it in an upcoming meeting.

“We have asked for an urgent meeting tomorrow on Zaporozhye, where Ukrainian provocations continue,” Nebenzia was quoted as saying by TASS.

A source within the Russian security service told TASS on Monday that Darya herself was the intended target, and that the bomb was detonated remotely once the attacker knew she was behind the wheel.

Dugin and his daughter were at an event outside Moscow that was also attended by the attacker.

Kiev has denied any involvement in the attack.

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