This Article is From Jul 22, 2016

Hundreds Pay Homage To Killed Ukraine Reporter

Hundreds Pay Homage To Killed Ukraine Reporter

Banner of journalist Pavel Sheremet was put up as people across the city mourned his death.

Kiev, Ukraine: Hundreds of mourners shed tears and laid flowers today at the open casket of a top reporter whose targeted car bomb slaying sent shock waves through Ukraine's tight-knit journalistic community.

Wednesday's death of Pavel Sheremet a 44 year old columnist for Ukrainska Pravda came 16 years after the beheading of the investigative news site's founder that carried dark political overtones.

Sheremet a Russian national who was born in ex-Soviet Belarus was respected for criticising both the Kremlin and the mistakes Ukraine has made since severing ties with Moscow in a 2014 pro-EU revolution that was followed by a 27 month eastern separatist revolt.

"Ukrainian journalism lost a great reporter," 64 year old scientist Kostyantyn Skrypnyk said while waiting at the entrance of a Kiev conference hall at which the memorial ceremony was held.

 
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