- Russian 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.
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