Ukraine Confirms Responsibility for Car Bombing of Russian Proxy Politician
Ukraine has taken responsibility for the assassination of a Russia-backed politician and former militia leader who was killed in a car bomb attack in eastern Ukraine. Mikhail Filiponenko, a deputy in the pro-Moscow Luhansk regional parliament, died when an “unidentified explosive device” detonated under his 4×4, according to Russian investigators. Shortly after the attack, Ukraine’s …