Amina Okueva. Photo by Mikhail Shtekel RFE/RL

31 October 2017, 11:46

Police treat Amina Okueva's murder as ordered

An assassination attempt on Amina Okueva and Adam Osmaev near Kiev is being investigated as an ordered murder. This was reported by the Ukrainian police. Adam Osmaev has associated the incident with the assassination attempt on the spouses committed in June.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Adam Osmaev was injured and his wife was killed when unidentified people shelled their car near Kiev on October 30.

After the Adam Osmaev's car had been shelled, the Ukrainian police announced a pursuit plan in the Kiev Region and several neighbouring regions. The investigation is being carried out under article on the killing by intent, reports the National Police of Ukraine on the Facebook.

Investigators are considering several versions of the murder, reported prosecutor Dmitry Chibisov.

Adam Osmaev tried to help his injured wife, but she was wounded into her head, prosecutor Dmitry Chibisov told in his interview to the "LB.ua". According to him, there is a "Russian trace" in the assassination attempt.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

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