Russian troops kill Ukrainian musician for refusing role in Kherson concert
by Charlotte Higgins and Artem Mazhulin in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#64SD9)
International condemnation swift after conductor Yuriy Kerpatenko shot dead in his home
Russian soldiers have shot dead a Ukrainian musician in his home after he refused to take part in a concert in occupied Kherson, according to the culture ministry in Kyiv.
Conductor Yuriy Kerpatenko declined to take part in a concert intended by the occupiers to demonstrate the so-called improvement of peaceful life' in Kherson", the ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page.
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