def abort_running(self) -> bool:
        """
        Executes a hard abort by shutting down the event loop in this thread
        in which the running command was operating. This is carried out using
        the asyncio library to prevent the stopped execution from destabilizing
        the Python environment.
        """

        if not self._loop:
            return False

        try:
            self._loop.stop()
            return True
        except Exception:
            return False
        finally:
            self.completed_at = datetime.utcnow()