European Capitals: Ukrainian and Gunman

european capitals: The assailant also wounded Voronenkov's bodyguard, who fired back and wounded the gunman, according to CBC. Both were hospitalized but Ukrainian media cited hospital doctors later in the day as saying the gunman had died. Battered eastern Ukraine seems headed into protracted on-and-off war Viktor Yanukovych wanted for alleged 'mass killing of civilians' Voronenkov, who testified to Ukrainian investigators and criticized Russian policies after his move to Kyiv last fall, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman near the entrance of an upscale hotel in the Ukrainian capital. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Voronenkov's killing clearly shows the handwriting of Russian special services shown repeatedly in various European capitals in the past. Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, dismissed the claim of Russian involvement in the killing as absurd in a statement carried by Russian news agencies. In a statement released by his spokesman, Svyatoslav Tsegolko, Poroshenko described the victim as a key witness who gave testimony about Russian aggression to the Ukrainian authorities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.