Russian President Putin signs decree awarding Darya Dugina 'Order of Courage' posthumously

Russia has awarded Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin's daughter Darya Dugina Order of Courage posthumously. Russian President Vlimir Putin signed an executive order awarding Order of courage to Darya Dugina posthumously for her "dedication and courage" while performing her work, according to a statement released by Kremlin. Darya Dugina died in a car explosion near Moscow on August 20. 

statement released on Kremlin's website res, "Under Executive Order, Darya Dugina was awarded Order of Courage posthumously for courage and dedication while performing her professional duty. Ms Dugina was a correspondent for non-public Tsargr media outlet in Moscow."

Darya Dugina 'proved by deed what it means to be a patriot of Russia': Putin

Earlier on August 22, Russian President Vlimir Putin offered condolences to Darya Dugina's family. In his message of condolence to Dugina's family, Putin termed her assassination "a vile" and "cruel crime." He stated that Darya Dugina was a "bright talented person with a true Russian heart." He underscored that Dugina was a journalist, scientist, philosopher and war correspondent who served people. Notably, Russia has blamed Ukraine for Darya Dugina's assassination. However, Ukraine has denied any involvement in killing of Putin's aide's daughter. 

Russian President Vlimir Putin's message of condolence released on Telegram re, "A vile, cruel crime cut short life of Darya Dugina, a bright, talented person with a true Russian heart: kind, loving, sympatic and open. Journalist, scientist, philosopher, and war correspondent, she honestly served people and Farland, and proved by deed what it means to be a patriot of Russia."

Russia blames Ukraine for Darya Dugina's death

Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has claimed that Ukraine's special services was responsible for assassination of Darya Dugina, Associated Press reported. FSB said that a Ukrainian woman Natalya Vovk came to Russia with her daughter and carried out killing. According to FSB, Vovk along with her daughter arrived in Russia in July and rented an apartment in same building where Dugina lived. On August 20, Dugina and her daughter attended festival where Alexander Dugin and Darya Dugina were also present. 

It furr said that Vovk used a separatist Donetsk region's license plate in her vehicle for entering Russia, a Kazakhstan plate in Moscow and a Ukrainian plate when she left Russia. FSB claimed that Natalya Vovk and her daughter moved to Estonia after carrying out explosion. Meanwhile, Ukraine has denied any involvement in car explosion that took place near Moscow. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Mykhailo Podolyak, viser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dismissed Russia's claims as "fiction." In a tweet, Mykhailo Podolyak said, "Ru-propaganda lives in a fictional world."

(With inputs from AP, Image: AP/Republic)