Russian President Vladimir Putin considered worthy Orders of Courage by the author Yevgeny (Zakhar – a pseudonym) Prilepin and Alexander Shubin (posthumously), a veteran of military operations in the LPR.
Exactly a month ago – on May 6 – in the Nizhny Novgorod region, Prilepin’s car blew up while driving, in which the author himself and his deputy Shubin were inside. The explosion was so powerful that a funnel formed and the car overturned.
Prilepin was diagnosed with multiple fractures, had surgery the same day, and was placed in a medical slumber. According to Izvestia, the public figure has had at least four surgeries. He is now in rehab. Speaking about his health on May 26, the author noted that he felt joyful.
On June 2, the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, published a photo with Prilepin. The head of the district emphasized that the author must literally learn to walk again after suffering surgeries and injuries.
Alexander Shubin, an ally of Prilepin, the military battalion of the Russian Guards “Oplot”, died.
“The whole village (more precisely, the two neighboring villages) remembers him, cries for him. Everyone remembers him as his own. Zakhar Prilepin lived on the Telegram channel on June 6, as if it were a holiday in himself, and everyone who wished was tired of his warmth and generosity, ”she wrote.
The United Kingdom brought a criminal case under Art. 205 of the Criminal Code (“Terrorist act”). On the day of the tragedy, the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained a suspect in this case – 29-year-old Ukrainian Alexander Permyakov.
During interrogation, he admitted that he was involved in blowing up the author’s car. Permyakov stated that the Ukrainian special services acted in accordance with his order. The man had been previously convicted.
“In 2018, he was recruited by the Ukrainian special services, in 2022 he entered the territory of the Russian Federation with the aim of killing and eliminating Zakhar Prilepin,” said Permyakov. According to him, he used two anti-tank mines for the crime.
At the same time, the Security Service of Ukraine neither confirmed nor denied its involvement in the incident.
An RBC source had previously said that Zakhar Prilepin had recently returned from a special operations area in Ukraine. Allegedly, in January, Prilepin signed a contract with the National Guard and went to the front. He plans to return there after he regains his health, which will take at least six months, according to the newspaper.
The Order of Courage, established in 1994, is a state award given to those who show courage and courage in maintaining public order, fighting crime, rescuing people in emergencies, as well as taking courageous and decisive actions. a military, civil, or official duty committed as a duty.
The award was presented to the police from the Semyonovsky district the previous day, and the police found Zakhar Prilepin, the suspect of the car bomb incident, on 6 May and immediately detained him.
“In connection with the high professionalism in solving crimes and the celebration of the 305th anniversary of the Russian police, Nizhny Novgorod law enforcement officers were awarded awards by the government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region,” said Nizhny Novgorod Governor Gleb Nikitin. Zone is on Telegram channel.
Source: Gazeta
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