Ukrainian gunmen seriously injured a judge in Russian-controlled Donetsk who sentenced three foreigners to death in June. Denis Pushilin, the pro-Russian administrator of Russian-controlled parts of Donetsk, said Aleksandr Nikulin was in serious but stable condition after being shot late on November 4 in Vuhlehyrsk, northeast of Donetsk city. In June, Nikulin passed death sentences on two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine. The three were released in September as part of a prisoner exchange. A number of Russian-installed officials have been killed and injured in recent months in apparent assassination attempts attributed to Ukrainian agents. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Ukrainian Gunmen Wound Pro-Russia Judge Who Sentenced Foreigners To Death
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