He was lying in the snow in a pool of blood: Russian media on assassinated former Ukrainian MP
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Russian propagandists have disclosed details of the circumstances in which the body of former Ukrainian MP Illia Kyva was found in Moscow Oblast on 6 December.
Source: Kremlin-aligned media outlet Russia Today (RT), citing a source in law enforcement; Investigative Committee of Russia
Quote: "The body of Illia Kyva was found in a park in the Odintsovo district [a suburb to the west of Moscow - ed.], an RT source in law enforcement said.
The source states that the politician was lying on the snow, covered in blood. He was found to have a stab wound to the right temple and a hematoma on the left side of the face."
Details: The source said Kyva had died at about 15:00, ten minutes before he was found by the staff of a nearby hotel who called emergency services.
Russia’s Investigative Committee reported that it has launched criminal proceedings with respect to Kyva’s murder.
Quote from the Investigative Committee: "In the evening an unknown individual fired shots at the victim [Kyva] from an unidentified weapon in a park in the country club of Suponevo in the Odintsovo City District. The man died at the scene from his injuries. The victim was identified as Illia Kyva, a former member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine."
Слідком Росії оприлюднив відео з місця ліквідації екснардепа Іллі Киви у Московській області pic.twitter.com/5pejTUwLpS
— Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) December 6, 2023
Background:
- A Russian TV channel has reported, citing sources, that Illia Kyva, a former Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, has been found dead in Russia’s Moscow Oblast.
- The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) was responsible for the killing.
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