Dugina and the New York Times

The New York Times posted a short story no other media has been able to confirm fully. It is a sensational claim that Ukraine killed Daria Dugina. According to the Times:

United States intelligence agencies believe parts of the Ukrainian government authorized the car bomb attack near Moscow in August that killed Daria Dugina, the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist, an element of a covert campaign that U.S. officials fear could widen the conflict.

The United States took no part in the attack, either by providing intelligence or other assistance, officials said. American officials also said they were not aware of the operation ahead of time and would have opposed the killing had they been consulted. Afterward, American officials admonished Ukrainian officials over the assassination, they said.

The closely held assessment of Ukrainian complicity, which has not been previously reported, was shared within the U.S. government last week. Ukraine denied involvement in the killing immediately after the attack, and senior officials repeated those denials when asked about the American intelligence assessment.

Ukraine denied involvement the day it happened. It still denies it. Could they have been behind it? It makes no sense. Even unnamed American sources say this. This was a target without military value.