Leader Of Belarusian Exile Group Found Dead In Ukraine

Police say Vitaly Shishov was found hanged in a park near his home in Ukraine.

A Belarusian activist who ran a group in Ukraine helping Belarusians fleeing persecution was found dead in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Police say Vitaly Shishov was found hanged in a park near his home. A probe has been launched, with police investigating whether it was a suicide or a murder made to look like suicide, head of Ukraine's National Police Igor Klymenko told reporters on Tuesday. Shishov was reported missing Monday after he had gone for a morning run and never returned.