and then crashed. the driver dead on the scene. that driver was darya dugina, a commentator and supporter of russia s invasion of ukraine who was sanctioned by the united states and by the uk. she was also the daughter of prominent right-wing ideolog alexander dugin. an explosive device detonated saturday night setting the vehicle on fire. russia has opened a criminal investigation the investigative committee says they believe dugina was murdered. taking into account the data obtained the investigation believes the crime was preplanned and of an ordered nature, a statement said. while forensic work continued the foreign ministry implied ukraine may be behind the attack. if the ukrainian trace is confirmed, foreign ministry spokeswoman wrote on telegram. the ukrainians deny any involvement. translator: i emphasize ukraine definitely has nothing to do with this because we are not a criminal state which the russian federation is and even more so we are not a terrorist state.
and ejection seat. sean connery loved that car so much he bought one just like it and owned it until he died two years ago. that aston martin just sold at auction for $2.4 million. the buyer remains anonymous but whoever has it is hopefully having a martini, shaken of course, not stirred. that s how i like it as well. i should get that car. maybe i will. that s the news. reporting from washington, i m jim acosta. see you back here next saturday at 3:00 p.m. eastern. .007 here at cnn phil mattingly takes over the cnn newsroom live after a quick break. tech: cracked windshield? trust safelite. we ll replace your glass and recalibrate your vehicle s camera, so automatic emergency braking and lane depararture warning work properly. don t wait schedule now. singers: safelite repair, safelite replace.