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Disinfo: Well-known Russian musician Pavel Usanov died as a result of…

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Well-known Russian musician Pavel Usanov died as a result of a fatal head injury sustained in a quarrel with Ukrainians over his views on the separatist war in Eastern Ukraine.

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Russia’s prosecuting agency, the Investigative Committee, dismissed claims that Usanov was attacked because of his views on the war in Eastern Ukraine (bit.ly/23S3RT2), .

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  • Reported in: Issue 24
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20/04/2016
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Russia, Ukraine
  • Keywords: Pavel Usanov, War in Ukraine
  • Outlet: mk.ru
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April 19, 2016
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Americans, Austrians, and representatives of other Western countries kill civilians in Eastern Ukraine for the sake of fun. // Ukrainian authorities invite foreign mercenaries to clean Donbass of “unwanted elements”.

April 19, 2016
Disproof

Repeating already debunked disinformation. Outside of the Russian media there have been no credible reports of threats to the Russian-descent or Russian speaking population of Ukraine (bit.ly/1Tl9X7W), .