The preliminary reason for the murder of Russians is armed robbery
. In the Central African Republic (SAR) there are the corpses of three Russian journalists . It turned out that it was a shooting group, which included the journalist Orhan Cemal, the operator Cyril Radchenko and the director Alexander Rastorguev. They came to Central Africa to shoot a documentary about the mercenaries of a private military company Wagner who participated in the war in eastern Ukraine and Syria.
The first reports on the death of Russian journalists in the Central African Republic were published on 31 July. According to Russian media reports, two Izvestia newspaper newspapers were found on site for body detection. There were no other documents than certificates of journalists, so that the Foreign Ministry of the RF could not immediately confirm the death of their citizens. Later in Izvestia, they stated that none of their employees were in CAR territory.
Then, the TV channel "Rain" reported that the dead were Orhan Gemal, Cyril Radchenko and Alexander Rastorguev. They traveled to the Central African Republic to shoot a film about Russian mercenaries in cooperation with Mikhail Khodorkovsky's "Investigation Center". The Russian Foreign Ministry then confirmed that the dead Russians had "journalistic documents published in the name of Cyril Radchenko, Alexander Rastorguev and Orhan Gemal."
Orhana Cemal's wife Irina Gordienko also confirmed the death of her husband . "I confirm this information, I have sent a photo of the body through the diplomatic channel," she told the press
then the death of the firing group was confirmed by the l 39; Russian opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky
confirmation of the death of the three members of the shooting group: the journalist Orhan Gemal, the operator of Cyril Radchenko and the director Alexander Rastorguev, "he writes on Facebook."
"I was hoping for the last miracle that they would be captured, that they could be torn off" – Addition of Hodo
What happened to Russian journalists in the Central African Republic
According to the "rain", the Russians drove from the capital Bang Bang to the city of Bombari. A murder occurred 23 kilometers from the town of Sibu. Several news agencies reported that journalists had stopped at an unidentified checkpoint, which is unknown
. According to the mediazone edition, they were killed when they went to meet their assistant in the Central African Republic.
The journalists brought with them a roadside technician, so, according to the previous version, the motive for the murder was theft.
Mayor Sibu Henri Diepel told Reuters that Russian journalists are ambushing C & rsquo; arrived around 10pm on Monday, July 30th.
"As the driver told them when they were 23 kilometers from Sibu, armed men came out of the bushes and opened fire on the car, three journalists were killed on the spot," said the official.
Russian Journalists in the Central African Republic
Anastasiya Gorshkova, deputy editor of the Investigation Center, described that Orhan Gemal, Cyril Radchenko and Alexander Rastorguev had planned to visit the base from the Berengo Estate where, media data may be The next day, the crew went to the Berengo base, but the journalists were not allowed there, demanding accreditation of the Central Ministry of Defense. The Russians have rewritten the data and declared that they could receive accreditation in five days
Reuters Bangi is the capital of the Republic Central.
On July 30, reporters had to meet a UN mission marker named Martin. The meeting was to take place in Bombari, 400 kilometers from Bangui. The firing group pilot was recommended by Martin himself. The same driver had already led the CAR to French journalists.
According to Gorshkova, on July 29, two police officers were found near the hotel journalists, who claimed to have illegally used the equipment and demanded a bribe of 100 to 120 dollars. The police drove several hundred meters into the car, and the Russians paid as needed. Since the driver was translating bribe requests, the editorial board suggested that he could be in conspiracy with the police.
In "TSUR" they told that during the trip to Bombaria, the Russian journalists had with him 8.5 thousand dollars shooting equipment. The driver who drives them said that they would drive for half an hour because of a bad road and check points. The n had to contact the editors Tuesday night July 31st. Their mission in CAR was to end on August 18th.
The most important representatives of the new wave of Russian documentaries, writes Meduza.
In 2010, Rastorguev was one of the authors of the documentary series "The Term", spoke of protests in Russia in 2011-2012 through the eyes of their participants. .doc in the "old" http://tsn.ua/ "С Trichy.ru"), and also followed the project "Reality"
Director Alexander Rastorguev.
Orhan Gemal – Russian journalist, military correspondent. In particular, he covered the Russo-Georgian war in South Ossetia in 2008, the civil war in Libya in 2011 (in this business trip was wounded in the leg). He also wrote about the events in East of Ukraine in 2014.
Radio Liberty Journalist Orhan Gemal.
According to Russian journalist Ilya Barabanov, in August 2014, Orhan Gemal helped release Ukrainian paratroopers captured during the Russian army's attack on Mariupol
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The third dead Russian, Cyril Radchenko, was 33 years old. He worked as an operator in Syria, collaborating with ANNA News, a pro-Kremlin news agency, which also highlights the war in eastern Ukraine alongside pro-Russian militants
What Wagner does & rsquo; WC in Central Africa
Wagner appeared in the CAR in early 2018. It is assumed that they instruct government troops, and also constitute the personal protection of the country's president.
The Central African Republic has been plunged for many years into a bloody ethnic and religious conflict. The country's government, with the help of UN peacekeepers, controls only the capital Bangui and its adjoining areas, the rest of the territory is a confrontation between Muslim and Christian armed formations
