A 44-year-old Russian artist, Robert Kuzovkov, known for his criticism of President Vladimir Putin, was shot and killed near his home in Biala Podlaska, Poland, on June 12. Prosecutors reported that two Belarusian citizens, aged 37 and 33, were arrested near the Belarusian Consulate following the incident. Kuzovkov, who used the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, created art that criticized Russian authorities, including portraits of Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. On the day before his death, he posted a video on YouTube in which he placed a Russian flag in a trash can. The shooting occurred around 9:45 a.m., with the assailant approaching Kuzovkov and firing multiple shots, resulting in fatal injuries. Polish prosecutors have not linked the murder to the Russian government, and Poland's Internal Security Agency has not commented on the matter. This incident follows a pattern of alleged assassination attempts by Russia against its critics abroad.
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Russian artist critical of Kremlin shot dead in Poland
Robert Kuzovkov, a Russian artist critical of the Kremlin, was shot dead in Biala Podlaska, Poland, on June 12. Two Belarusian citizens were arrested in connection with the incident. Prosecutors have not attributed the murder to the Russian government.
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- ✕ loaded language: 'unflattering portraits'
- ✕ loaded language: 'cradled in the arms of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin'
- ✕ framing: Russian artist critical of Kremlin shot dead in Poland
- ✕ framing: Since it invaded Ukraine in 2022, Russia has been accused of trying to assassinate its opponents abroad
- ✕ vague attribution: prosecutors said, Polish media identified, prosecutors named
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