"Marie Yovanovitch mentioned Kateryna Handzyuk, a Ukrainian anti-corruption activist...

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... in her testimony today. Here's a harrowing video she made from her hospital bed. (Warning: not for the squeamish.)"

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1. Ukrainian Court Sentences Five Men In Activist's Death Following Acid Attack

June 06, 2019 16:20 GMT

POKROVSKE, Ukraine -- A court in Ukraine's eastern Dnipropetrovsk region has sentenced five men to prison terms in the high-profile case surrounding the death of anti-corruption activist Kateryna Handzyuk.

Handzyuk, a 33-year-old civic activist and adviser to the mayor of the Black Sea port city of Kherson, died in November -- three months after she was severely injured in an acid attack near her home in the southern city of Kherson.

Handzyuk's killing outraged Ukraine, with activists accusing the authorities of failing to complete the investigation or identify the mastermind. All five defendants pleaded guilty and made deals with investigators.

The Pokrovske District Court on June 6 sentenced Serhiy Torbin, the coordinator of the attack, to 6 1/2 years in prison, while Mykyta Hrabchuk, who carried out the attack, received a six-year prison term....

https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-court-sentences-five-men-in-activist-s-death-following-acid-attack/29985142.html

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2. Bookmarking for later

I cant handle it this morning. Thank you for posting.

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3. Chris Matthews: Yovanovitch got out of Ukraine before the same thing happened to her. nt

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6. And she didn't know if it was Russia, pro-Russia Ukrainians

Or her own people that were coming for her.

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4. My God...

I thank her. I thank them both.

[Gothmog]

5. an anti-corruption activist who died after acid attack

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7. Thank you for posting this article.

I didn't know about Kateryna Handziuk before today.