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The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case in connection with the murder of former Verkhovna Rada deputy Ilya Kiva
The Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for the Moscow Region (GSU SK) opened a criminal case for the murder of former Verkhovna Rada deputy Ilya Kiva, according to the official telegram channel of the department.
According to the investigation, Kiva was killed in the park of one of the cottage villages in the village of Suponevo, Odintsovo district, Moscow region, by shots “from an unidentified weapon.”
Now the investigation is examining the murder scene, establishing the circumstances and pursuing possible leads. “A group of the most experienced investigators and criminologists has been involved in the investigation,” the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee said in a statement.
A number of Ukrainian media, including Suspilne , Hromadske and Ukrayinska Pravda, citing sources in law enforcement agencies, called Kiva’s murder a “special operation” of the Security Service of Ukraine. According to the interlocutor of Ukrayinska Pravda, Kiva was killed with small arms.
Speaker of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine Andrey Yusov confirmed the death of Kiva on air at the national marathon. “Yes, we can confirm that Kiva is all. And the same fate will befall other traitors to Ukraine and henchmen of the Putin regime,” said . Yusov
The murder of Kiva was first reported by the REN television channel, citing a source, as well as the telegram channels Mash and VChK-OGPU . Soon this information was confirmed by RIA Novosti and RBC with reference to sources.
According to telegram channels Mash and Baza , Ilya Kiva’s body was found in the snow in the park near the Velich Country Club hotel. MSK1 The hotel told that “some kind of mistake” had occurred and “everything is calm.”
- In 2014, Ilya Kiva headed a branch of the Ukrainian Right Sector and was a confidant of the leader of this organization, Dmitry Yarosh, in the presidential elections in Ukraine. From 2019 to 2021, he was a member of the pro-Russian Ukrainian party “Opposition Platform - For Life”, from which he was expelled after criticizing the party leadership.
- After the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kiva repeatedly appeared on Russian television channels, criticizing Zelensky and the Ukrainian authorities. In addition, he supported Vladimir Putin and said that “the Ukrainian people need liberation.”
- In March 2022, the Verkhovna Rada deprived Kiva of his deputy mandate. In November 2023, a court in Ukraine sentenced Kiva in absentia to 14 years on charges of treason.