Local newspapers reported that Russian artist Semyon Skrybitsky was killed in a Polish city Podlaski information and wPolsce24. One of the first is about the murder of an artist I mentioned Belarusian opposition telegram channel DzikMedia.
Another skrybitsky certain Astra published that the artist was killed in Poland.
The police did not officially announce the name of the person killed. Report Only that he is a 44-year-old Russian citizen. According to the administration, he was shot in the parking lot of one of the city’s residential complexes.
The wPolsce24 TV channel reported that the killer shot the artist several times at close range. Doctors who arrived at the scene were unable to save Skrebitsky. After the murder, the police closed the streets and exits from the city, and also secured schools and kindergartens where the dead man’s children could be present.
The TV channel claims that there are likely to be two alleged killers. One of them was arrested near the Belarusian consulate in Biała Podlaska. According to unofficial data, this is a citizen of Belarus.
According to the DzikMedia website, the artist’s killers were brought to the crime scene by a taxi driver from Belarus. When they threatened him with a gun, he became afraid and tried to escape to the territory of the Belarusian consulate.
It is not clear whether wPolsce24 and DzikMedia refer to the same person. Officially, police say they are still searching for the perpetrator.
Semyon Skrebitsky (real name Robert Kozovkov) is a native of Altai, known for his caricatures of politicians. He drew satirical portraits of Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, Ramzan Kadyrov and Alexei Navalny. Skrybitsky also criticized the Ukrainian authorities and ended up at the Ukrainian “Peacemaker” base. Note “Important Stories” One of the artist’s latest works took place on June 12. On Russia Day, he came to Berlin and spent Picket with icon-like caricature of Stalin and Putin. Since 2021, the artist lives in Poland.