INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
has been under the control of Moscow-backed separatists since 2014."As a result of the car explosion near the Avangard sports stadium in
Oleg Nikolaevich Popov died," said Yuri Yurov, another deputy in Luhansk's regional parliament."It was the second assassination attempt on
The first was on September 20, 2022," Yurov continued, saying that Ukrainian security services had orchestrated the first attempt on Popov's
life.Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said it had launched a criminal investigation on charges of terrorism, as
death comes less than a month after a similar car bombing against a pro-Russian lawmaker and former militia leader in eastern Ukraine's
Luhansk region.Mikhail Filiponenko, who also served as a deputy in the Luhansk regional parliament, was killed on Nov
9 when an "unidentified explosive device" detonated under his SUV.Kyiv claimed responsibility for Filiponenko's assassination, vowing
and Moscow-installed officials have been targeted since President Vladimir Putin ordered the start of Russia's so-called "special military
