Murders, suicides cast shadow over Ukraine

A series of murders and suicides hit Ukraine in early 2015, all of them concerning figures considered to have close ties with Russia.

Ukraine's government said the killings of its opponents was aimed at destabilising the country, as it battles pro-Russian separatists in the east, in a conflict that has killed more than 6,000 people.

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Euronews, 16.04.15: Russia and Ukraine at loggerheads after Buzyna and Kalashnykov murders http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/16/russia-and-ukraine-at-loggerheads-after-buzyna-and-kalashnykov-murders/

The Guardian, 23.03.15: Ukraine's former ruling party hit by spate of apparent suicides http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/23/ukraine-party-of-regions-members-apparent-suicides-viktor-yanukovych

The Wall Street Journal, 16.04.15: Ukrainian Pro-Russia Journalist Oles Buzyna Gunned Down in Kiev http://www.wsj.com/articles/ukrainian-journalist-oles-buzyna-gunned-down-in-kiev-1429191291

BBC News, 17.04.15: What's behind the high-profile deaths in Ukraine? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32341840

Deutsche Welle, 16.04.15: Ally of ex-Ukrainian president Yanukovych found dead http://dw.de/p/1F9Az

Sputnik International, 15.04.15: Former Ukrainian MP Assassinated in Kiev http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150415/1020939474.html

ESO: Key Source: Euromaidan - Protests in Ukraine 2013 - 2015 - Key source http://www.europeansources.info/record/euromaidan-protests-in-ukraine-2013-2015/

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