Former Russian MP shot dead in Ukraine

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", reports AFP.
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, a 45-year-old Kremlin critic, was targeted in a contract killing "considering the identity of the victim, his activities and how the crime was carried out," Kryshchenko said.
Voronenkov's bodyguard and the gunman were both injured in the shootout that occurred at around 11:30 am (0930 GMT) in the centre of Kiev. They were both being treated in hospital, Kryshchenko said, adding that the gunman's identity had yet to be established.
Voronenkov's murder comes as Moscow and Kiev remain locked in a bitter feud over Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and its support of a pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine.

Former Russian MP shot dead in Ukraine

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, reports AFP. 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, a 45-year-old Kremlin critic, was targeted in a contract killing considering the identity of the victim, his activities and how the crime was carried out, Kryshchenko said. Voronenkovs bodyguard and the gunman were both injured in the shootout that occurred at around 11:30 am (0930 GMT) in the centre of Kiev. They were both being treated in hospital, Kryshchenko said, adding that the gunmans identity had yet to be established. Voronenkovs murder comes as Moscow and Kiev remain locked in a bitter feud over Russias annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and its support of a pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine.