A former Russian lawmaker who fled Moscow for Ukraine and likened life under President Vladimir Putin to Nazi Germany was shot dead in Kiev.
Denis Voronenkov, 45, was killed Thursday at 11:40 a.m. near the Premier Palace hotel in the center of Ukraine’s capital, local police said.
His bodyguard, who was injured in the shooting, wounded the assailant and both are under guard in the hospital, police said.
AP Photo/Alisa BerezutsskayaAn assassin, who shot and killed Denis Voronenkov, lies wounded in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, March 23, 2017.
Ukraine blamed the killing on Russia, linking it to testimony by Voronenkov against …read more
Source: National Post
