Anti-war Russians killed Alexander Dugin's daughter, says Russian former state deputy

A car explosion on August 20 night in Moscow has grabbed worldwide attention, mostly because of the death of Daria Dugin, daughter of Alexander Dugin, the man known for Russian propaganda and otherwise known as Russian President Vladimir Putin's "brain."

Daria was in her father's car on August 20 night when it exploded, many thinking the blast was intended for her father, who wasn't in the vehicle when it happened, Newsweek writes.

On August 21 evening, a former Russian state deputy said the country's National Republic Army (NRA) was responsible.

"This action (the murder of Dugina - ed.), like many other direct action partisan actions carried out on the territory of Russia in recent months, was carried out by the National Republic Army," former deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Ilya Ponomaryov said in a speech. "We connected with its fighters with the help of our resource Rospartyzan, which highlights the rising tide of resistance in Russia. NRA fighters authorized me to read their manifesto today."

The manifesto, published by Ukrainian media outlet Pravda, states the National Republic Army outlaws "warmongers, robbers and oppressors of the peoples of Russia!"

"We declare President Putin a usurper of power and a war criminal who amended the Constitution, unleashed a fratricidal war between the Slavic peoples and sent Russian soldiers to certain and senseless death," the manifesto reads on the NRA's Telegram page. "Poverty and coffins for some, palaces for others - the essence of his policy."

The NRA says "disenfranchised people have the right to rebel against tyrants."