''Vechirnia Odesa'' (russian: Вечерняя Одесса; ) is
Odesa, Ukraine's most widely read newspaper, published from 1 July 1973 three times per week.
Murder of Boris Derevyanko
On 11 August 1997 Boris Derevyanko, who had been the editor of ''Vechernyaya Odessa'' for 24 years, was shot and killed on a city street in broad daylight on his way to work. He was 59 years old. International news organizations and the regional prosecutor concluded that Derevyanko was assassinated because of his editorial work, as a known critic of local
post-communist politicians. A suspect was arrested in September and confessed to performing the
contract killing
Contract killing is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or persons. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise. Either party may be ...
.
See also
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List of newspapers in Ukraine
References
"Journalists Killed in 1997: Ukraine" Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
"Veteran journalist killed" International Press Institute, 12 August 1997. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
"Boris Derevyanko" Newseum, The
Freedom Forum Journalists Memorial. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
Ассоциация "Вечерняя Одесса"at OdessaGlobe.com. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
External links
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Newspapers established in 1973
Russian-language newspapers published in Ukraine
Mass media in Odesa
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