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Ukraine's security forces help Russian journo escape assassination

The Daily Maverick reports that a Russian journalist, Arkady Babchenko, who was thought to be dead is well and alive. Babchenko had sought the help of Ukrainian security officials in Kiev after it was discovered that there was a Russian-backed operation in the process of assassinating him.

Read more on how the Ukrainian officials pulled off the staged death here.

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