He was lying in the snow in a pool of blood: Russian media on assassinated former Ukrainian MP

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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