Well-known Russian musician Pavel Usanov died as a result of a fatal head injury sustained in a quarrel with Ukrainians over his views on the separatist war in Eastern Ukraine.
Russia’s prosecuting agency, the Investigative Committee, dismissed claims that Usanov was attacked because of his views on the war in Eastern Ukraine (bit.ly/23S3RT2), .
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