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Russian journalist critical of Vladimir Putin found shot dead on his birthday
Russian journalist critical of Vladimir Putin found shot dead on his birthday
A well-known Russian journalist and critic of President Vladimir Putin has been found dead in his Kiev apartment with a gunshot wound to the head. The body of Alexander Shchetinin, founder the Novy Region (New Region) press agency, was found at his flat after friends tried to visit him on his birthday.
co.uk




Important distinction for the title - Ukranian. He lived in Kiev, capital of the Ukraine, and had Ukranian citizenship. So this was a murder against a Ukranian citizen in the Ukranian capital.
Thanks for the distinction. Notably, Russia has a history of being an ASSHOLE to the Ukraine. (Actually, Russia's kind of an asshole to EVERYONE...)