The assassin opened fire with what the police said was a TT pistol, a Soviet-era design, and Mr. Voronenkov’s bodyguard fired back. Hours later, the body of Mr. Voronenkov, his tan dress shoes still protruding from a black tarpaulin, remained on the spot as the police investigated. Mr. Voronenkov was hit four times and died at the scene, according to Yuri Lutsenko, Ukraine’s prosecutor general. Vladislav Surkov, a senior political adviser to Mr. Putin, had attended Mr. Voronenkov’s wedding. Mr. Voronenkov knew he was a target for assassination, according to multiple interviews he gave in the weeks before his death.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2017 19:31 UTC