Tuesday, June 16, 2026

The long reach of the Kremlin; dissident shot dead in Poland

A dark, cinematic scene of a major crime investigation on a rain-soaked urban street beneath stormy skies. Police, forensic investigators, and security personnel work around a cordoned-off scene lit by flashing emergency lights. Foreground, investigators examine political artworks and propaganda-style illustrations scattered across the wet pavement—many depicting Russian figures in symbolic or satirical forms. Evidence markers surround a covered body lying in the roadway. On the right, armed officers escort two detained suspects along a sidewalk. Police vans and emergency vehicles fill the scene; onlookers gather behind barriers. A Belarusian flag flieth from a nearby building. Tense, sombre, investigative—political violence, international intrigue, and the aftermath of a high-profile security incident.
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Exiled Russian artist and dissident fatally shot in Poland, two Belarussian nationals in custody. {Sky News 16 June}

https://news.sky.com/story/russian-artist-who-criticised-putin-shot-dead-near-home-in-poland-13554708

May Robert Kuzovkov (a/k/a Semyon Skrepetsky), a brave gentleman and talented artist, rest in peace.

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