MOSCOW, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Sergei Zavorotny, an advisor to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, was injured in a car explosion in Moscow Friday morning, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
The blast occurred on Kirovogradskaya Street in southern Moscow, with an improvised explosive device planted underneath Zavorotny's SUV, the report said, citing Russia's Investigative Committee.
Zavorotny was hospitalized following the blast, and the committee has opened a criminal case into the incident, the report said.
The 72-year-old journalist served as an aide and press secretary to Azarov. ■