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A high Ukrainian spy was gunned down in Kyiv in broad daylight Thursday in an assault being blamed on Russia, studies mentioned.
Sources instructed Ukrainska Pravda that an unknown particular person approached Col. Ivan Voronych of the Safety Service of Ukraine round 9 a.m. native time and shot at him 5 occasions with a pistol earlier than fleeing the scene. A video purportedly exhibiting the ambush depicted a person being attacked whereas strolling to a car outdoors an residence constructing.
“A felony investigation has been opened into the homicide of an SSU worker in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district,” a spokesperson for the Ukrainian company instructed the outlet. “The Safety Service and the Nationwide Police are taking complete measures to ascertain all of the circumstances of the crime and convey these accountable to justice.”
Voronych suffered a number of gunshot wounds and was pronounced lifeless on the scene, based on Ukrainska Pravda. The colonel led a division inside Ukraine’s safety service that centered on high-level particular operations and counter-terrorism, The Telegraph reported.
A person recognized by Ukrainska Pravda as Ukraine Col. Ivan Voronych is seen strolling out of an residence constructing in Kyiv on Thursday, July 10, simply moments earlier than the taking pictures. (East2West)
“With 5 pictures at shut vary whereas leaving the residence at this time… the enemy killer did his soiled work,” former Ukrainian intelligence officer Roman Chervinsky instructed The Telegraph.
Ihar Mosiychuk, a former Ukrainian parliament member, blamed Russian special services for orchestrating the hit, The Telegraph additionally reported.
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A suspect is seen working away from the realm after the taking pictures on Thursday, July 10, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (East2West)
“Cops are establishing the circumstances of the taking pictures within the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv,” the Kyiv Police wrote on Telegram. “Arriving on a name, legislation enforcement officers found the physique of a person with a gunshot wound.”
Police examine a taking pictures on Thursday, July 10, outdoors an residence constructing in Kyiv Ukraine. Col. Ivan Voronych of the Safety Service of Ukraine reportedly was killed within the assault. (East2West)
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“The individual concerned within the crime is being recognized, and measures are being taken to detain him,” police added.
