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Arkady Babchenko, a prominent Russian investigative journalist who left the country over fears for his safety, was shot dead in Kyiv late on May 29.

Babchenko, 41, had covered numerous conflicts in the region as a war correspondent and was highly critical of the Kremlin in recent years. He reported receiving death threats and was denounced by pro-government politicians in Russia over his comments on the Syrian and Ukrainian wars.

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