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Julian Hayda

Ukrainian journalist's death leads to investigation and criticism

The destroyed section of the Antonivka bridge over the Dnipro river is seen on Nov 18, 2022, in Kherson, Ukraine. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

KYIV, Ukraine — Prosecutors in Ukraine's southern Kherson region have opened a war crimes investigation into Russian troops who apparently killed a Ukrainian journalist late Wednesday.

Bogdan Bitik was killed while on the Antonivka bridge, a major crossing on the Dnipro river, near Kherson. Russian forces are believed to have partially destroyed it while retreating to Kherson's eastern bank last fall.

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