On May 29, police in Kyiv reported the murder of the Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko. A day later, however, Babchenko appeared at a press conference held by Ukraine’s National Security Service, revealing that his death had been staged to flush out the man allegedly recruited by Russian intelligence to organize his killing. There are still a lot of unanswered questions about this enormously convoluted story. Meduza reviews some of the biggest.
Meduza: Kyiv says Russian intelligence tried to kill 30 people in Ukraine, and wow there are a lot of unanswered questions
Policemen stand guard at the entrance of the building where journalist Arkadi Babchenko was alleged to have been shot dead in his apartment on May 29, 2018.Ukraine was under fire on May 31, 2018 after it admitted staging the murder of anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko, despite relief in Russia and Ukraine that he was alive. Babchenko made a shock reappearance at a press conference in Kiev on May 30, 2018, less than 24 hours after the Ukrainian authorities reported he had been shot dead at his home in a contract-style killing blamed on Russia. / AFP PHOTO / Sergei SUPINSKY
