Russian Reporter's Murder Staged in Kiev ...

finnbow · #1 05-30-2018, 10:19 AM

... in order to implicate Russian secret services. This is some crazy chit.

Arkady Babchenko, the Russian journalist reportedly murdered in Kiev, faked his death as part of a sting operation to "expose Russian agents" who were plotting his killing, Ukrainian officials have said.

The 41-year-old appeared at a Press conference alongside the head of the Ukrainian security service on Wednesday afternoon.

Mr Babchenko, who was visibly tearful, said: "Special apologies to my wife. Olechka, I am sorry, but there were no options here.

"The operation took two months to prepare. I was told a month ago. As a result of the operation, one person has been captured, he is being held."

Vasily Gritsak, head of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said the sting had been set up in order to thwart a genuine plot against Mr Babchenko's life.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...assassination/

donquixote99 · #2 05-30-2018, 01:03 PM

Wow! I'm surprised the spooks went public here, as opposed to putting 'dead' journalist and wife in deep hiding.

Dondilion · #3 05-30-2018, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by donquixote99

Wow! I'm surprised the spooks went public here, as opposed to putting 'dead' journalist and wife in deep hiding.

One cannot make this up.
Let us then assume the whole operation was carried out by Putin's operatives to put egg on the face of legacy media.
After all it is Ukraine, where militias abound and the state has failed.

This morning the BBC was all agog with "Putin again".

bobabode · #4 05-30-2018, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by finnbow

... in order to implicate Russian secret services. This is some crazy chit.

Arkady Babchenko, the Russian journalist reportedly murdered in Kiev, faked his death as part of a sting operation to "expose Russian agents" who were plotting his killing, Ukrainian officials have said.

The 41-year-old appeared at a Press conference alongside the head of the Ukrainian security service on Wednesday afternoon.

Mr Babchenko, who was visibly tearful, said: "Special apologies to my wife. Olechka, I am sorry, but there were no options here.

"The operation took two months to prepare. I was told a month ago. As a result of the operation, one person has been captured, he is being held."

Vasily Gritsak, head of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said the sting had been set up in order to thwart a genuine plot against Mr Babchenko's life.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...assassination/

Beats flying lessons without a chute.