Russian activist Siemion Skriepiecki was shot dead in a targeted execution on Monday in Bia\u0142a Podlaska, with authorities currently holding two Belarusian nationals for questioning as the investigation intensifies. <\/p>\n
On Monday between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m., 44-year-old Russian national Siemion Skriepiecki was killed on a city street. Investigators confirmed the attacker approached from behind, firing three shots before finishing the victim with two additional close-range rounds after he fell.<\/p>\n
Preliminary forensic examinations revealed five entry wounds and two exit wounds to the head and chest. Police recovered 9 mm shell casings and one unspent cartridge at the scene, with a full autopsy scheduled for Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Following the shooting, local police launched a city-wide manhunt, establishing road blocks on all exit routes. Two Belarusian citizens were detained near the Belarusian consulate in Bia\u0142a Podlaska.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor’s office emphasizes that the role of the detained men remains under investigation, and no formal charges have been filed at this stage. Officials have not ruled out the possibility of further arrests.<\/p>\n
Siemion Skriepiecki, born in 1981, had lived in Poland since 2021 after fleeing Russia to escape political persecution. A performer and commentator, he was known for his sharp, anti-regime criticism of Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov.<\/p>\n
Skriepiecki frequently shared his location and movements online, a practice investigators are now examining to determine if it facilitated the attack. The case is being treated as a high-priority homicide involving a firearm.<\/p>\n
The Lublin District Prosecutor\u2019s Office has taken over the case, forming a special investigative team to identify the shooter and any accomplices. Authorities are currently appealing to the public for dashcam footage from the area recorded between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. on the day of the crime.<\/p>\n
Police maintain there is no ongoing threat to residents, noting that the perpetrator\u2019s primary objective appeared to be fleeing the country immediately following the act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Russian activist Siemion Skriepiecki was shot dead in a targeted execution on Monday in Bia\u0142a Podlaska, with authorities currently holding two Belarusian nationals for questioning as the investigation intensifies. The Execution in Bia\u0142a Podlaska On Monday between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m., 44-year-old Russian national Siemion Skriepiecki was killed on a city street. Investigators confirmed the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics-and-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2742\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}