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Russian anti-Putin cartoonist shot dead in Poland in suspected targeted killing
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 16, 2026
What happened
Robert Kuzovkov, a Russian anti-Putin cartoonist living in Poland, was shot dead in Biała Podlaska. Polish police have detained two Belarusian suspects and are investigating possible links to a solo protest he staged days earlier in Berlin.
- 01Robert Kuzovkov was shot dead at close range in Biała Podlaska.
- 02Five shots were fired, and one bullet hit his head.
- 03Two Belarusian citizens were detained, but no charges have been filed.
- 04He had protested against Putin outside the Russian embassy in Berlin three days earlier.
- 05Police released CCTV footage and are probing possible evidence concealment.
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