Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRussian artist Robert Kuzovkov, known as Semyon Skrepetsky, an exiled critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead in Poland. The 44-year-old was killed on Monday morning in Biala Podlaska, near the Belarusian consulate, after being shot five times at close range. Polish prosecutors reported that a lone gunman fired twice before Kuzovkov fell, then three more times as he lay on the ground. Kuzovkov was known for his provocative political caricatures targeting figures like Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, and had recently staged a protest outside the Russian embassy. Two Belarusian citizens, aged 33 and 37, have been detained in connection with the artist's killing, with an official autopsy scheduled. In fullRussian artist who mocked Vladimir Putin shot dead in PolandThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Two detained after exiled critic of Vladimir Putin shot dead in Poland
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRussian artist Robert Kuzovkov, known as Semyon Skrepetsky, an exiled critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead in Poland. The 44-year-old was killed on Monday morning in Biala Podlaska, near the Belarusian consulate, after being shot five times at close range. Polish prosecutors reported that a lone gunman fired twice before Kuzovkov fell, then three more times as he lay on the ground. Kuzovkov was known for his provocative political caricatures targeting figures like Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, and had recently staged a protest outside the Russian embassy. Two Belarusian citizens, aged 33 and 37, have been detained in connection with the artist's killing, with an official autopsy scheduled. In fullRussian artist who mocked Vladimir Putin shot dead in PolandThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
