Ukraine knows who killed exiled Russian

A day after a former member of the Russian parliament in the Ukrainian capital Kiev was shot, the Ukrainian authorities say they know the identity of the killer.

Former parliamentarian Denis Voronenkov and his bodyguard were shot Thursday as they left a hotel. The bodyguard was wounded, but managed to injure the offender. Later in the day, the attacker died in hospital, said the Ukrainian police Thursday.

According to the Facebook message is the culprit born in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014. Kiev pointing the finger at the Russian intelligence service. Moscow denies.

Voronenkov was suspected of fraud before he took refuge in Russia. In Ukraine he helped Justice in preparing a lawsuit against the former Ukrainian president and pro-Russian politician Viktor Yanukovich.