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High-ranking GRU officer who fought against Ukraine shot dead near Moscow

A high-ranking GRU officer, deputy commander of Russia's Special Operations Forces Training Center, was shot dead at point-blank range in the village of Melenki in Moscow Oblast, Russian media iStories reported on Telegram on Oct. 16.

16 October 2024, 07:30 PM

Russian military cadet kills woman, mistaking her for Ukrainian spy due to hearing aid

A military academy cadet murdered a hearing-impaired woman in St. Petersburg, believing she was a Ukrainian spy because of her hearing aid.

25 September 2024, 12:22 PM

Germany begins trial for suspects in murder of Ukrainian basketball players

The trial of four teenagers accused of murdering two young basketball players from the Ukrainian national team began in Oberhausen in western Germany on Aug. 12, news outlet DW reported.

13 August 2024, 09:00 AM

Ukrainian refugee killed in Germany

A 46-year-old Ukrainian man was likely murdered in Rostock, Germany, Der Spiegel reported on Aug. 12, citing statements from the police and the prosecutor's office.

13 August 2024, 12:34 AM

Russia strikes shopping center in Kostiantynivka, killing 12 and injuring 35

Russian shelling hit a shopping center with a Nova Poshta cargo department and a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, killing ten people and igniting a large fire, local governor Vadym Filashkin reported on Telegram on Aug. 9.

9 August 2024, 03:27 PM

Chechen leader claims Putin legalized killing critics during G8 summit

Akhmed Zakayev, the head of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria's government in exile, recalled how, during the 2006 G8 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, legalized the killing of government critics. Zakayev shared these details in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 6.

7 August 2024, 05:13 PM

Autopsy finds Ukrainian POW killed by blunt force trauma in Russian jail

Ukrainian prisoner of war Oleksandr Ishchenko, who served as a driver in the Azov Regiment, died in a detention center in Rostov-on-Don due to “a closed blunt chest injury caused by contact with a blunt object,” according to autopsy results shared by Svyatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. The autopsy details were published on Facebook on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 03:51 PM

Suspect in Iryna Farion murder faces 15-year sentence

The suspect in the murder of Iryna Farion, who was detained on July 25 in Dnipro, has been indicted, Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Anton Voytenko announced at a briefing by the Interior Ministry in Lviv on July 26.

26 July 2024, 01:47 PM

Police probe Russian neo-nazi group's alleged role in former MP Iryna Farion's murder

Police are checking information on Russian neo-Nazi group involvement in the murder of Ukrainian linguist and former MP Iryna Farion, recently spread by Russia, the National Police spokesperson Olena Berezhna told RBC-Ukraine on July 25.

25 July 2024, 01:39 PM

Russian neo-Nazi group claims responsibility for former Ukrainian MP Farion murder

The Russian neo-Nazi group NS/WP allegedly claimed responsibility for the murder of Ukrainian linguist, public figure and former MP Iryna Farion, Russian Telegram channel ASTRA reported on July 24.

25 July 2024, 11:59 AM

Farion's murderer identified as man on police wanted list

Linguist and politician, former Ukrainian member of Parliament Iryna Farion, was shot by a man wanted by the police, with several witnesses to the murder, Ukrainian outlet Ukrinform reported, citing a law enforcement source on July 23.

23 July 2024, 05:45 PM

Ukrainian police seek suspect in murder of former MP Iryna Farion

The National Police of Ukraine has issued a wanted notice for a man in his 20s who may be involved in the murder of linguist and former MP Iryna Farion, Lviv Oblast police reported on July 21.

22 July 2024, 10:46 AM

Svoboda blames Moscow for murder of Iryna Farion, calls for neutralizing Moscow's agents

The All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda (Freedom) responded to the murder of party member and linguist Iryna Farion, stating on July 19 that it was carried out on Moscow's orders.

20 July 2024, 01:55 PM

Police probe contract killing in murder of Iryna Farion

Law enforcement officials are considering “personal enmity and social and political activities” as key motives behind the murder of Iryna Farion, a Ukrainian linguistics professor, prominent public figure, and former MP. The Interior Minister, Ihor Klymenko, reported the developments on Telegram on July 20.

20 July 2024, 11:17 AM

Iryna Farion dies in hospital

Ukrainian linguistics professor, prominent public figure, and former MP Iryna Farion has died in hospital several hours after being shot in Lviv on July 19.

20 July 2024, 12:53 AM

Missing 9-year-old Ukrainian girl found dead in Germany

The body of Valeria, a 9-year-old Ukrainian girl who went missing on June 3 on her way to school, was found by German police about four kilometers from her home, the Sächsische Zeitung reported on June 12.

12 June 2024, 04:55 PM

Zaporizhzhya official's murder prompts increased security measures and investigations

The murder of a local official cannot be ignored by either the authorities or law enforcement, the head of the Zaporizhzhya Oblast Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov, said on Telegram on June 11.

11 June 2024, 09:03 PM

Zaporizhzhya official dies after assassination attempt

In a morning attack in downtown Zaporizhzhya, an assailant fired four shots at a city official, striking him in the stomach, leading to his demise while undergoing medical treatment, the National Police announced on Facebook on June 11.

11 June 2024, 01:23 PM

71-year-old man who carried out assassination attempt on Slovak PM may belong to pro-Russian paramilitary group

71-year-old Juraj Cintula, who, according to media reports, shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, may have ties to pro-Russian paramilitary group Slovenskí Branci, stated investigative journalist Sabolc Paní on X on May 15.

16 May 2024, 11:50 AM

Oligarch Kolomoisky detained amid allegations of contract killing

Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky has been detained in connection with allegedly orchestrating the contract killing of a legal company's director, RBC-Ukraine reported on May 9.

9 May 2024, 05:10 PM

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