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Russian journalist and Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko shot dead in Ukraine

Ukrainian police say a Russian journalist has been shot dead at his apartment in Kiev. Arkady Bab...
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21.15 29 May 2018


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Russian journalist and Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko shot dead in Ukraine

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21.15 29 May 2018


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Ukrainian police say a Russian journalist has been shot dead at his apartment in Kiev.

Arkady Babchenko - best known as a war correspondent - had been a major critic of the Kremlin in recent years.

The 41-year-old left his home country last year, saying he had received thousands of threats.

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According to police in Kiev, the bleeding journalist was discovered by his wife.

He died in an ambulance on his way to hospital, the police statement adds.

In a post published by The Guardian last year, Babchenko wrote: "I can tell you what political harassment feels like in Putin’s Russia.

"Like many dissidents I am used to abuse, but a recent campaign against me was so personal, so scary, that I was forced to flee.

"My home address has also been published on the internet, together with an invitation 'to visit'. I have received threats to me and my family by the thousand – in my email inbox, on Facebook and by phone."

Former colleagues and supporters of Babchenko expressed shock at his death:


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