Russia-Backed Politician Killed in Car Bomb in Eastern Ukraine – Local Media

A Russia-backed politician was killed in a car bomb in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk on Wednesday, local media reported, citing his son.

"As a result of an explosive device that detonated in Mikhail Filiponenko's car, the People's Council deputy was fatally wounded," his son told the Luhansk Information Center, a news agency run by Moscow-installed officials in the region.

This story is developing.