A prominent Ukrainian journalist has been shot dead on the street, said Ukranian officials Thursday.
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said in an online statement that Oles Buzina, chief editor of the newspaper Sevodnya or Today, was shot near his home in Kyiv.
Reports said the journalist was killed by two masked gunmen who fled in a car. Police are investigating.
Buzina, 45, was known for writing pro-Russian opinion pieces, according to the Reuters news agency. Reuters said his newspaper is owned by Rinat Akhmetov, the country’s richest businessman and an unsuccessful Russian Bloc candidate last year for a parliamentary seat.
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Source: Voice of America
