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

“As a result of an explosive device that detonated in Mikhail Filiponenko’s car, the People’s Council deputy received injuries incompatible with life,” his son told the Luhansk Information Centre, a news agency run by Moscow-installed officials in the region.