A vocal Putin critic, Babchenko was killed in Kyiv late Tuesday, May 29.
UPDATE, 30 May: Following publication of this article, it was revealed that Arkady Babchenko had not in fact died as reported.
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Ukrainians have picketed the Russian embassy in Ukraine after a Ukraine supporter and Russian opposition journalist Arkadiy Babchenko was killed in Kyiv on May 29.
The activists decorated a fence outside the embassy with portraits of Babchenko and laid flowers nearby. Babchenko's colleagues, Ukrainian journalists, were also among picketers.
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Ukrainian law enforcers opened criminal proceedings under the article "premeditated murder." The police have already unveiled an alleged killer's identikit. As reported, two versions are being considered: Babchenko's professional activity and his civic position.