Ukrainian media said that Denis Kireev, a member of the Ukrainian team to Russia for talks, was assassinated by the Ukrainian Security Service during his imprisonment on suspicion of treason against Russia.

MP Alexander Dubinsky corroborated the information as well, writing in his Telegram channel "Kireev is Klyuyev's man" (according to publications, the Klyuyev brothers are Ukrainian millionaires close to former President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled to Russia after the Euromaidan events. 2014 - b.r.).

The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) made no remark on this information.

Oleksiy Honcharenko, a Verkhovna Rada member, stated on his Telegram channel that the Ukrainian Security Service was aware of Kireev's treason.

This occurred today, according to the Ukrainian news website Obozrevatel.

Kireev is a banking expert. He formerly served as First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oschadbank (2010–2014) and as a member of the Ukreximbank Supervisory Board (2006-2012).