A Russian security agency accused Ukraine of carrying out a car bombing that killed the daughter of a key ally of President Vladimir Putin.
According to Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti, a Ukrainian woman and her daughter were accused by Russia's federal security service agency of being involved in the attack.
The accusation came after Russia launched a murder investigation into the death of the daughter of a man who has urged the Kremlin to intensify its attack on Ukraine.
According to the Washington Post, an adviser to the president of Ukraine said the country had nothing to do with the attack.
The story is evolving and will be updated.
The daughter of Putin was killed in a car explosion.
Russian intelligence blamed Ukrainian intelligence for a car bombing.