Metro: Russian journalist critical of Vladimir Putin found dead in Ukraine By Metro. Published Aug. 28, 2016 at 5:46 pm Russian journalist Alexander Shchetinin, was found dead in his apartment in Kyiv on Aug. 28, 2016. (facebook) Photo by facebook.com/alexander.shchetinin A Russian journalist and well-known critic of Vladimir Putin has been found dead in Ukraine on his birthday. Read more here