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Putin critic shot dead in Poland

15 Jun 2026 – 19 Jun 2026 · 4 chapters · 11 updates

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Chapter 1Putin critic shot dead in Poland

  1. 15 Jun

    Police search for the gunman who killed a 44-year-old Russian national in Biala Podlaska, setting up roadblocks and vehicle checkpoints across the region.

    No source was given for this update.

  2. 16 Jun

    Police hunt a gunman after Russian critic Semyon Skrepetsky is shot dead in Biała Podlaska.

    No source was given for this update.

  3. Police launch manhunt and detain one suspect in Biala Podlaska after Russian dissident Siemion Skrepetski is shot dead near the Belarus border.

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  4. Polish police detain several suspects and close roads near the Belarus border after a Russian opposition figure was shot dead in Biała Podlaska.

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Chapter 2Russian artist killed in Poland

  1. 16 Jun

    Police detain three suspects after Russian cartoonist Semion Skrepetski is shot dead near the Belarusian consulate in Biala Podlaska.

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  2. Identified two Belarusian nationals as the primary suspects in the murder of Russian cartoonist Semion Skrepetski, following initial police detentions.

    No source was given for this update.

  3. Confirmed that Russian cartoonist Semion Skrepetski was killed by five gunshots in Poland, according to new forensic reports.

    No source was given for this update.

  4. Fermati two suspects in the murder of Russian dissident and artist Semyon Skrepetsky, who was shot dead in Poland.

    No source was given for this update.

  5. Identified two Belarusian nationals as the suspects arrested for the murder of Russian dissident and artist Semyon Skrepetsky in Poland.

    No source was given for this update.

Chapter 3German-Polish tension over Berlin arrests

  1. 16 Jun

    Polish consulate investigates after German police use force to detain Polish activists at a Berlin memorial, drawing condemnation from Polish lawmakers.

    No source was given for this update.

Chapter 4Russian artist killed in Poland

  1. 17 Jun

    Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the killing of dissident cartoonist Semyon Skrepetsky has the hallmarks of a political assassination, as police release two Belarusian suspects.

    No source was given for this update.

Articles in this story

  1. Russian Kremlin critic Siemion Skrepetski shot dead in broad daylight in eastern Poland, two Belarusians detained
  2. Exiled Russian caricaturist shot dead in eastern Poland; Tusk calls it a political murder
  3. Polish activists beaten by German police at Berlin memorial; Tusk calls Bąkiewicz's actions 'embarrassing'
  4. Poland detains suspect with Georgian passport in killing of Russian exile cartoonist critical of Putin

Sources

Publishers the updates cite.

news.nate.com, unn.ua, bbc.com/russian, dw.com/ru, La Razón, meduza.io, notesfrompoland.com, Notícias ao Minuto, Rzeczpospolita, Spiegel Online, stern.de, wpolsce24.tv, ZEIT ONLINE