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Fallout continues from staged murder of Russian journo in Ukraine

Saturday, 02 June 2018 1:46 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 02 June 2018 1:49 AM ]

Journalists and neighbors gather at the entrance of the building where journalist Arkadi Babchenko was alleged to have been shot dead in his apartment on May 29, 2018. (AFP)

Lena Savchuk
Press TV, Kiev

The fallout from Tuesday’s staged murder of a Russian dissident journalist in Ukraine draws criticism from rights group and the media. Kiev claims it staged the murder to foil a Russian assassination plot. But media outlets and civil groups condemn it as manipulation of the truth. Lena Savchuk has the details from the Ukrainian capital.

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