Arkady Babchenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Arkady Babchenko

Russian journalist

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1977

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Profession: writer, war correspondent, jurist, journalist, publisher

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Arkady Arkadyevich Babchenko (Russian: ??????? ?????????? ????????; born 18 March 1977) is a Russian print and television journalist.
From 1995, Babchenko served in the communication corps in the North Caucasus while participating in the First Chechen War.
He later volunteered for six months during the Second Chechen War.
After leaving the army in 2000 he worked as a war correspondent for more than a decade.
Since 2017 he has worked as a presenter for the (Kiev based) TV channel ATR.
In 2006 he published the book One Soldier's War, about his experiences in Chechnya.It was reported on 29 May 2018 that Babchenko had been shot dead in his home in Kiev, Ukraine.
The next day, he appeared in person at a press conference with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
The SBU said it staged Babchenko's murder in order to arrest Ukrainian assassins (allegedly recruited by Russian security services operatives) who were actually planning on carrying out the assassination.