This is a list of people suspected or confirmed to have been assassinated by the government of the Russian Federation .[ 1] [ 2] Some of the assassinations or targeted killings took place overseas.
Russian assassinations
See also
References
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^ a b c "Putin's Assassination Targets Revealed in Declassified Memo" . Bloomberg.com . 22 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024 .
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^ Warren, Marcus (14 May 2001). "Britons' kidnap suspect killed by Russians" . The Telegraph . Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2022 .
^ "Ex-Chechen president dies in blast" . NBC News . The Associated Press . 13 February 2004.
^ "Report: Chechen Rebel chief killed" . CNN World . Associated Press . 17 June 2006. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .
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^ Kramer, Andrew E. (20 August 2016). "More of Kremlin's Opponents Are Ending up Dead" . The New York Times .
^ McGregor, Andrew (1 February 2005). "Abu Hafs Al-urdani: The Quiet Mujahid" . North Caucasus Weekly . Vol. 6, no. 5. The Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2022 .
^ Andrew McGregor. "Death of a Jordanian Mujahid: Abu Hafs al-Urdani" . North Caucasus Weekly . Vol. 7, no. 46. The Jamestown Foundation.
^ a b Peuch, Jean-Christophe (9 April 2008). "Russia: Relatives, Chechen Leaders Question Official Version Of Raduev's Death" . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . Retrieved 13 September 2022 .
^ Death of Senior EIJ Member Mahmud Hisham al-Hennawi Reported in the Caucasus (PDF) . Global Terror Alert (Report). May 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2006.
^ Kohlmann, Evan (17 April 2005). "Death of Senior Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) Member Mahmud Hisham al-Hennawi Reported in the Caucasus" (PDF) . Global Terroralert . Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .
^ Chivers, C.j. (22 February 2005). "World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Suspected Qaeda Operative Dead" . The New York Times .
^ "Several Major Rebel Commanders Reportedly Killed" . North Caucasus Weekly . Vol. 6, no. 13. The Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 13 September 2022 .
^ "Abu Omar Reportedly Killed" . North Caucasus Weekly . Vol. 6, no. 47. The Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 20 October 2019 .
^ "Шамиля Басаева узнают по рукам и ноге" . Kommersant (in Russian). No. 125. 12 July 2006. p. 1. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011.
^ a b "Clashes in Russia's Caucasus Kill 10 Rebels" . Reuters . 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
^ "Balkar, Kabardian Insurgent Leaders Reported Killed" . RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty . 29 April 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2022 .
^ "Litvinenko: A deadly trail of polonium" . BBC News . 28 July 2015.
^ "A Killing in Vienna and the Chechen Connection" . Stratfor . 22 January 2009.
^ "Russian police kill Islamist militant leader before Olympics" . Reuters . 21 January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2020 .
^ a b c "Chechen Republic Head Announces Killing Of Three Veteran Insurgents" . RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty . 2 August 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2022 .
^ Joscelyn, Thomas; Roggio, Bill (19 April 2015). "Russian troops kill leader of Islamic Caucasus Emirate" . FDD's Long War Journal .
^ "Leader Of 'Caucasus Emirate' Killed" . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 12 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2022 .
^ "NAC: Zalim Shebzukhov killed in special operation in Saint Petersburg" . Caucasian Knot . 17 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2022 .
^ "Sharia Jamaat Confirms Death Of Its "Emir" " . North Caucasus Weekly . Vol. 6, no. 27. The Jamestown Foundation. 14 July 2005. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
^ "Russian Authorities Claim Top Militant Killed In Daghestan" . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 2 February 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2022 .
^ "Russia Insurgent Leader Said Killed" . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 27 March 2012.
^ "Ingush Insurgency Commander Affirms Support for Embattled Cleric" . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019 .
^ a b Vatchagaev, Mairbek (12 November 2015). "Ingush Jamaat Loses Another Amir" . Eurasia Daily Monitor . Vol. 12, no. 206. The Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 13 September 2022 .
^ a b c d "Chechens killed in Istanbul in the name of Russian intel, prosecutor claims" . Hürriyet Daily News . 19 February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2019 .
^ a b c d e f g "Have Russian hitmen been killing with impunity in Turkey?" . BBC News . 13 December 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2019 .
^ a b "A Chechen Fighter Was Killed In A Kyiv Car Bombing. Who Was He?" . Hromadske . 8 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2022 .
^ a b Mukhina, Helen (9 September 2017). "Interior Ministry: Georgian citizen Timur Makhauri killed, his wife injured in car blast in central Kyiv (update)" . Kyiv Post . Interfax-Ukraine . Retrieved 13 September 2022 .
^ "New Evidence Links Russian State to Berlin Assassination" . Bellingcat . 27 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2022 .
^ Porter, Justin (24 August 2023). "Friday Briefing: U.S. Believes Prigozhin Was Killed" . The New York Times .
^ Masih, Niha (24 August 2023). "Prigozhin most likely dead, and an explosion may have downed his plane, U.S. officials say" . The Washington Post .
^ Smith, Alexander (24 August 2023). "Prigozhin plane debris points to sabotage" . NBC News .
^ "Prigozhin Killing Ordered by Putin's Security Council Chief – WSJ" . The Moscow Times . 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023 .
External links
Blake, Heidi; Warren, Tom; Holmes, Richard; Leopold, Jason; Bradley, Jane; Campbell, Alex (15 June 2017). "From Russia With Blood: 14 Suspected Hits On British Soil That The Government Ignored" . BuzzFeed News .
Groll, Elias (27 December 2023). "A Brief History of Attempted Russian Assassinations by Poison" . Foreign Policy .
Price, Rob; Ghosh, Shona (6 March 2018). "All the times Russia allegedly carried out assassinations on British soil" . Business Insider .
Свобода, Радіо (3 March 2015). "Жертви політичної епохи Путіна" . Radio Svoboda (in Ukrainian).