Over the next several hours, health officials and hospital leadership will determine the best course of action for moving the writer to Moscow for specialized medical care. This plan follows official updates from medical services. [citation: TASS – medical services report]
Officials stated that a decision would be made soon about air transport to Moscow by helicopter. In the meantime, the writer was relocated to the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital named after Semashko for urgent treatment. [citation: official briefing]
Earlier, a collision occurred on a highway in the Borsky district of Nizhny Novgorod, involving a car in which the writer was traveling. Medical teams took the writer to hospital care after injuries to the legs were confirmed. A passenger in the vehicle was reported to have been the writer’s daughter; the driver of the car died at the scene. [citation: preliminary incident report]
Authorities announced that a criminal case has been opened in connection with the vehicle explosion involved in the incident that affected the writer. [citation: official statement]
There were reports that the writer had recently returned from another region to the Nizhny Novgorod area. Information indicators suggest the explosive device was located in the lower portion of the vehicle’s engine, with a rough estimate of at least 3 kilograms in TNT equivalent. [citation: incident assessment]
The evolving situation has prompted ongoing investigative steps, with law enforcement and medical teams coordinating to ensure safety and determine the sequence of events. Officials emphasized that all details are subject to verification as the investigation proceeds and the writer’s medical condition is closely monitored. [citation: investigative bulletin]