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"Assassination of Putin ally's daughter authorised by elements within Ukrainian government, US sources claimThe assassination of the daughter of a Putin ally was authorised by elements within the Ukrainian government, US intelligence sources have told CNN.In August, Darya Dugina, the daughter of Alexander Dugin, was killed when a remotely controlled explosive device planted in the car she was driving detonated on the&nbsp;outskirts of Moscow.Her father, who is credited as being the architect or \"spiritual guide\" to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, was widely believed to have been the intended target of the bombing, which Moscow has blamed on Ukrainian special services.Now, US intelligence findings have suggested that the death of Ms Dugina was authorised by elements within the Ukrainian government, sources briefed on the intelligence told CNN.The sources said the US was not aware of the plan beforehand.Commenting on the claims, a Ukrainian defence intelligence official told CNN they did not have any new information on Ms Dugina's death.&nbsp;Ukraine has previously refuted claims that it was involved in the death of Ms Dugina.Following the attack, Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, reaffirmed the country's denial it was involved in the bombing and said \"our special services have no relation to that\"."
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