Russian troops 'executed' photographer in Ukraine, press group says


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  • Thursday, 23 Jun 2022

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian photographer Maksim Levin holds a cat near the line of separation from Russian-backed separatists in Luhansk region, Ukraine January 6, 2022. Picture taken January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Stanislav Kozliuk

PARIS (Reuters) - Ukrainian photographer Maksim Levin was "executed in cold blood" alongside his friend Oleksiy Chernyshov by Russian forces north of Kyiv on March 13, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a 16-page report on Wednesday.

"The evidence against the Russian forces is overwhelming," the press freedom group said in an introduction to the report on its website.

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