Daily Beast: Car-Bomb Murders Terrify Ukraine’s Capital, and Many Suspect the Kremlin’s Behind Them
The attempt to kill a right-wing member of parliament on Wednesday night was just the latest in a string of murders targeting critics and enemies of Russia in Ukraine.
KIEV, Ukraine—On Wednesday at 10:05 p.m., Ukrainian Member of Parliament Igor Mosiychuk, his bodyguard Ruslan Kushnir, and a political analyst named Vitaly Bala were walking toward their cars after appearing on a live broadcast of Espresso TV when they were hit by a powerful blast. It killed Kushnir, the bodyguard, as well as a retired police colonel, Mikhail Mormel, who just happened to be in the parking lot. At least three people were severely injured, including Mosiychuk and Bala, who were rushed to intensive care.
The explosion outside of the Espresso TV studio was the fourth car-bomb assassination attempt in Kiev and the sixth in Ukraine in the past 16 months. And it came as especially bad news in a capital where hundreds of veterans returning from the war-torn Donbas region in the east of the country are protesting day and night, denouncing the current leadership of President Petro Poroshenko and the Rada, the parliament. An atmosphere of despair and rebellion has returned to Ukraine as we saw it in years past. Once again people building barricades in the city center, cooking food there over open fires, setting up a tent camp, and demanding a coup.
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WNU Editor: The radical nationalist politician (Ihor Mosiychuk) who survived this assassination attempt is more known for his hostile rhetoric against Russian-Ukrainians than being anti-Russia. But this bombing attack is unfortunatley nothing new. It is being reported because the target was a politician, and it happened in Kiev. The fact is that bombing attacks/shootings/etc. are occuring on a regular basis in the eastern part of Ukraine controlled by the government, and as long as the conflict between Ukrainians and Russian-Ukrainians continue, these attacks are not going to end.
More News On The Recent Bomb Attack In Kiev
Bombing that wounded Ukrainian lawmaker and killed 2 stirs fears of assassination attempts -- Los Angeles Times
Ukrainian lawmaker blames Russia for deadly Kiev blast -- Reuters
Ukraine MP injured in 'assassination attempt' -- BBC News
Apparent Assassination Attempt Injures Ukrainian Lawmaker, Kills 2 People -- NPR
Bodyguard Killed, MP and Two Others Wounded in Kyiv Blast -- Voice of America
Another deadly blast in Kyiv: 2 killed, 3 wounded, including MP (VIDEO) -- Kyiv Post
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