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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer and agencies

Russian artist and critic of Putin and Chechen leader shot dead in ⁠Poland

Semyon Skrepetsky holds a caricature of Joseph Stalin and Putin in Berlin
Semyon Skrepetsky walks through central Berlin during Russia Day on 12 June, days before he was shot. Photograph: Vasily Krestyaninov/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

A Russian artist critical of Vladimir Putin and the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has been shot and killed in ⁠the eastern Polish town of Biała Podlaska, a prosecutor has said.

Five shots were fired at the ⁠victim, including one ⁠to the head, in the attack on Monday, ​said Marcin Kozak, a spokesperson for the district prosecutor in Lublin. Two Belarusians ⁠have been detained but not charged in connection with the case, he added.

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