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Criminal case opened over death of VGTRK journalists

The Main Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into murder of BGTRK reporters Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin near Luhansk as containing signs of crimes under part 1 of article 356 of the RF Penal Code (use of prohibited means and methods of warfare) and part 2 of article 105 (murder by generally dangerous way of two or more people in connection with their professional activity).

According to investigators, today the VGTRK crew came under mortar fire near the city of Luhansk. Igor Lornelyuk was badly wounded and rushed to Luhansk region hospital, where he later died. The sound man Anton Voloshin was killed on the spot. It was a narrow escape for Viktor Denisov, a cameraman.

Habits of current so-called Ukrainian authorities remind psychology of a maniac rapist. At first he just rapes, but sooner or later starts killing his victims. The so-called members of the National Guard and Right Sector are acting in the same way, at first they abducted and tortured reporters, but eventually moved on to murders, just like maniacs trying to conceal their previous crimes behind them. It is journalists, who prevent those armed maniacs, entrusted with power, to conceal those crimes they commit every day in Ukraine and not only in southeastern part. The fear of being exposed let the Ukrainian junta loose at long last. But sooner or later, the world is going to learn about each of their crimes and each of those guilty will be punished.

Head of Media Relations                                                                                                      V.I. Markin