On 10 May 1996, the dead body of freelance journalist Igor Grouchetsky was found on a street near his home in the city of Tcherkassy, southwest of Kiev. He had a severe wound to his head. According to Ukrainian television and the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Grouchetsky was well-known for his reporting of crime and corruption […]
On 10 May 1996, the dead body of freelance journalist Igor
Grouchetsky was found on a street near his home in the city of
Tcherkassy, southwest of Kiev. He had a severe wound to his head.
According to Ukrainian television and the Interfax-Ukraine news
agency, Grouchetsky was well-known for his reporting of crime and
corruption in Ukraine. An investigation was opened following the
discovery of the body.
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