Moscow - A prominent Russian journalist and media magnate who specialised in investigative exposes of the Kremlin was killed in a mystery air crash at Moscow airport yesterday. Mr Artyom Borovik (39) was one of the loudest critics in Moscow of acting President Vladimir Putin and of Mr Putin's war against Chechnya.
The small Yak-40 aircraft crashed immediately on takeoff at Sheremetevo airport, killing all nine people, four passengers and five crew. The cause of the crash was unknown. Police recovered the flight recorder and started an inquiry, saying that they did not exclude the possibility of a terrorist act.