"The distance from Nizhny Novgorod is about 70 km. in fact, the taiga, the Forest Road leads there alone. There is no asphalt there either. There is no cellular communication and the Internet," the source said.
According to him, Prilepin was evacuated by helicopter to the hospital.
"There is a crater and shrapnel at the site of the explosion. The question is in the detonation, maybe for the establishment of the car, maybe for some time after the establishment, maybe there was someone nearby, "the source said.
On the afternoon of May 6, reports appeared on Telegram channels that Zakhar Prilepin's car had been blown up in Nizhny Novgorod.
According to TASS, the man was injured. RIA Novosti reported that the writer's car was blown up on the highway in the Nizhny Novgorod region, his driver died.
Medical workers reported that the writer was hospitalized with a leg wound.