MOSCOW — A Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views was gunned down in broad daylight in Kyiv a day after a pro-Russian lawmaker was found dead, local police said Thursday.
Oles Buzyna, 45, who worked as editor-in-chief of a leading daily until March, was killed early Thursday afternoon by two masked men shooting from a passing car, the Ukrainian interior ministry said in a statement.
Buzyna, who ran for a seat in parliament on the Russian Bloc ticket in 2012 and was known for his pro-Russian views, was largely perceived as more of an activist than a journalist. He had a …read more
Source: National Post
