Ukraine accused Russia of “state terrorism” after a former Russian lawmaker and key witness in a treason case against former leader Viktor Yanukovych was shot dead in broad daylight outside a hotel in central Kiev yesterday.
Russia called the allegation “absurd”.
Former parliamentarian Denis Voronenkov was killed by an assailant who was armed with a pistol and later died in hospital after being shot in the chest and head by Voronenkov’s bodyguard, police said.
The assailant’s identity was not disclosed.
Voronenkov fled to Ukraine last year and was helping the Ukrainian authorities build a treason case against Yanukovych, Ukraine’s pro-Russia former president.
Voronenkov had also …read more
Source: Gulf times
