Breaking News: Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko's death faked by Ukraine - live updates

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Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko's death faked by Ukraine - live updates


Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, center, who was reported murdered in the Ukrainian capital on May 29, 2018, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko, right, and head of the state security service Vasily Gritsak attend a news briefing in Kiev, Ukraine, May 30, 2018.
Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko


MOSCOW -- Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko turned up at a news conference in the Ukrainian capital Wednesday less than 24 hours after police reported he had been shot and killed at his Kiev apartment building. The country's security services said Babchenko's death was faked to foil a plot to take his life.

Ukrainian police said Tuesday that Babchenko, a strong critic of the Kremlin, was shot multiple times in the back Tuesday and found bleeding there by his wife. Authorities said they suspected he was killed because of his work.

Vasyl Gritsak, head of the Ukrainian Security Service, announced at a news conference Wednesday that the security agency and the police had solved Babchenko's slaying. He then startled everyone there by inviting the 41-year-old reporter into the room.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-journalist-arkady-babchenko-alive-today-alive-2018-05-30-live-updates/

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I thought this was a hoax, until I saw actual reputable news organizations reporting this.

https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/babchenko-alive-28931.html

Babchenko alive
‘Murdered’ Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko turns up alive at news conference
17:36, 30 May 2018

FWIW, he's lived in Israel as well. I'm wonder if something like Israeli intelligence could have helped planned this. I'm happy he's alive. Unbelievable story.

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This is wild.

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Press Conference:
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Bild Germany is actually even posting an alleged "death" photo, (shot in the back, I don't think it is too graphic, apologies if it is offensive, it's no more graphic than something on a tv mystery)
https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/mord/russischer-journalist-lebt-55855932.bild.html

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44311201

The authorities in Ukraine have been sharply criticised for faking the murder of a Russian dissident journalist in Kiev.

An official from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said Ukraine was spreading "false information".

Reporters Without Borders said it was "part of an information war". 

I think Ukraine did the correct thing.  We read about people who are opposed to the Kremlin being hit fairly often, opposition politician Nemtsov about 3 years ago and the list goes on.