KIEV: A former Russian MP wanted by Moscow for fraud was shot dead in broad daylight in the heart of the Ukrainian capital on Thursday in what Kiev branded “state terrorism.”
Kiev police chief Andriy Kryshchenko confirmed in televised comments that “the identity of the dead man has been established” as former Communist lawmaker Denis Voronenkov.
Police were weighing the possibility that Voronenkov was targeted in a contract killing “considering the identity of the victim, his activities and how the crime was carried out,” Kryshchenko said.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko blamed Russia for what he said was a “cunning murder”, saying Voronenkov’s killing …read more
Source: theSun
