Illia Kyva, a former Ukrainian lawmaker who defected to Russia, was assassinated near Moscow.
Russian investigators have opened a criminal inquiry into the killing.
The Ukrainian government has claimed responsibility for the assassination.
Illia Kyva, a former Ukrainian lawmaker who had defected to Russia, was assassinated near Moscow. The Ukrainian government has claimed responsibility for the assassination, stating that such a fate awaits other traitors of Ukraine. This marks a recent shift in Ukraine's stance, as it has started claiming responsibility for attacks and openly threatening to hunt down collaborators and traitors.
Kyva was a controversial figure who had switched sides from being an anti-Russian Ukrainian nationalist to someone who argued in favor of Russia's control over Ukraine. He had been declared a traitor by Ukraine and was sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison. Prior to his assassination, Kyva had requested Russian citizenship.
Russian investigators have opened a criminal inquiry into the killing. This incident follows the assassination attempt on another pro-Russian ex-member of Ukraine's parliament, Oleg Tsaryov, in Crimea in October. Several pro-war Russian figures have been assassinated since the start of the war, including journalist Darya Dugina, war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, and former submarine commander Stanislav Rzhitsky.
In a separate incident, a proxy lawmaker in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region was also killed in a car bombing attack. Ukraine has also accused Russia of attempting to poison the wife of its military intelligence chief. These incidents highlight the escalating tensions and violence in the region.
Russian investigators are opening a criminal inquiry into the killing
Kyva was a controversial figure who switched sides from being an anti-Russian Ukrainian nationalist to someone who argued in favor of Russia's control over Ukraine
This incident follows the assassination attempt on another pro-Russian ex-member of Ukraine's parliament, Oleg Tsaryov, in Crimea in October
Several pro-war Russian figures have been assassinated since the start of the war, including journalist Darya Dugina, war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, and former submarine commander Stanislav Rzhitsky
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