MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A deadly detonation in Solomenskiy district of Kiev late on Wednesday has killed the security guard of the opposition Radical Party member Ihor Mosiychuk. The Ukrainian authorities reported later that at least five persons, including Mosiychuk and political analyst Vitaly Bala, were seriously injured.
Ihor Mosiychuk’s press office confirmed in a Facebook posting that the deceased man was Lawmaker's bodyguard. It extended condolences to his family, saying he had sacrificed his life to protect the others.
#BREAKING: Far-right Ukrainian MP Ihor Mosiychuk seriously injured in explosion in Kiev, #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/4He0YYtAK7
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) 25 октября 2017 г.
According to the Ukrainian Police's statement, an explosive device was allegedly installed into the parked motorcycle and was remotely detonated, when Mosiychuk was near the entrance of the privately-owned TV Espresso channel.
Ukrainian death squad leader and MP Ihor Mosiychuk was injured in a car explosion. pic.twitter.com/ZAOkG0NyRb
— Же суи франсэ (@alkhwarizmi42) 25 октября 2017 г.
The Mosiychuk's colleague, Oleh Lyashko linked the alleged terror strike with the political activity of the wounded Ukrainian Lawmaker.
In June, a colonel in Ukraine’s military intelligence, Maksim Shapova, was killed by an explosion in central Kiev, while in 2016 an investigative journalist, Pavel Sheremet, died in a similar incident.
