Following the shocking revelation on May 30 that the murder of dissident Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko was staged as part of a special operation by Ukraine’s security service, the main suspect in custody, Ukrainian businessman Boris German, told authorities he was working with Ukrainian counter-intelligence as a double agent.
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In this video grab made on May 30, from a YouTube video posted by Ukraine's security service (SBU), officers arrest the alleged mastermind of an alleged Russian plot designed to kill prominent Russian anti-Kremlin journalist, war correspondent and former soldier Arkady Babchenko whose death from three gunshots to the back was announced less than 24 hours before he finally appeared alive and well at a press conference on May 30 as Ukraine admitted it had faked his death in order to foil an attempt on his life by Moscow.
