Arkady Babchenko | |
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Born | Arkady Arkadyevich Babchenko 18 March 1977 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR |
Occupation | Journalist |
Language | Russian |
Nationality | Russian |
Notable works | One Soldier's War (2006) |
Children | 7 (6 adopted) |
Arkady Arkadyevich Babchenko (Russian: Аркадий Аркадьевич Бабченко; born 18 March 1977[1]) is a Russian print and television journalist.[2][3] From 1995, Babchenko served in the communication corps in the North Caucasus while participating in the First Chechen War. He later volunteered for six months during the Second Chechen War.[3] After leaving the army in 2000 he worked as a war correspondent for more than a decade.[4] Since 2017 he has worked as a presenter for the (Kyiv based) TV channel ATR. In 2006 he published the book One Soldier's War, about his experiences in Chechnya.[3][5]
It was reported on 29 May 2018 that Babchenko had been shot dead in his home in Kyiv, Ukraine.[6][7][8] The next day, he appeared in person at a press conference with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).[2] The SBU said it staged Babchenko's murder in order to arrest assassins allegedly recruited by Russian security services.[2][9]
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