Zakhar Prilepin, a prominent novelist and supporter of the Russian government, was injured in a vehicle explosion east of Moscow, along with his driver.
Zakhar Prilepin, a prominent novelist and supporter of the Russian government, was injured when his car exploded Saturday. The driver was killed. Zakhar Prilepin, a prominent novelist and supporter of theThe violent incidentRussian writer and publicist Zakhar Prilepin attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Russian state news agency Tass says the car of Prilepin exploded in Russia on Saturday, May 6, 2023, injuring him and killing his driver.
Prilepin is the third major supporter of the Kremlin to have been caught in an explosion since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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