Igor Grushevsky, who had labored on an organized crime activity pressure, died in the identical residence complicated as a Russian defector killed final yr
A person who was discovered useless in Spain in June from an obvious drowning has been recognized as a former Ukraine police chief who as soon as served on an organized crime activity pressure, in response to media reviews.
The dying occurred in the identical residence complicated within the coastal city of Villajoyosa the place a Russian army pilot who defected to Ukraine was killed final yr.
Based on El Espanol, the physique of 61-year-old Ukrainian nationwide Igor Grushevsky was found floating in a shallow neighborhood pool on June 29. Grushevsky had reportedly bought a unit within the constructing a number of months earlier.
Reporters later recognized the deceased as a retired police chief who led operations towards organized crime in Ukraine’s Cherkasy and Kirovograd areas throughout the Nineteen Nineties. Ukrainian diplomats confirmed the person’s id on Monday.
Grushevsky appeared to have saved a low-profile with no official file of residency in Spain, resulting in hypothesis he could have been in hiding.
Spanish officers haven’t introduced any formal investigation into foul play. Neighbors instructed El Espanol they believed Grushevsky could have suffered a stroke. The physique reportedly confirmed no exterior accidents, although blood was seen coming from one ear.
The dying, described by the media as “mysterious,” has unsettled the local people because it comes lower than a yr and a half after the high-profile killing of Maksim Kuzminov, a former Russian army pilot who defected to Ukraine. Kuzminov was residing beneath a false id in Villajoyosa with Ukrainian state safety when he was shot in what seemed to be an expert hit.
Kuzminov allegedly obtained $500,000 from Kiev for flying an Mi-8 army helicopter into Kiev-controlled territory. Ukrainian officers claimed his two crewmates have been “liquidated” throughout the operation however didn’t specify whether or not Kuzminov was instantly accountable for their deaths.
Western retailers have accused Russia of orchestrating Kuzminov’s killing in retaliation. Moscow has neither confirmed nor denied involvement.
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