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Ukrainian intelligence today revealed chilling images from the scene of the assassination of Ilya Kyva, a ‘traitor’ and former Kyiv MP turned Putin puppet. 

Kyva, 46, was gunned down last week as he went for a walk in a supposedly safe location near Moscow.

Images from the scene show his body lying in the snow – and the weapons used to ‘liquidate’ him were discovered hanging on a tree nearby. 

The SBU secret service made clear the images and footage were deliberately released as a warning to other Ukrainians collaborating with Vladimir Putin’s invading forces.

‘This is a signal to all traitors and war criminals who have gone over to the enemy’s side,’ a Ukrainian source told media. 

‘Remember, Russia will not protect you… Death is the only prospect that awaits the enemies of Ukraine.’

This followed a statement by SBU spokesman Andriy Yusov who told Ukrainian TV: ‘We can confirm Kyva is no more. This fate will befall other traitors of Ukraine and puppets of Putin’s regime.’

The release of the images and video of the crime scene comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with SBU chief Vasyl Maliuk to discuss efforts to crack down on those who collaborate with Russia, Ukrinform reported. 

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) shares the first pictures and video from the murder scene of former Ukrainian MP Ilya Kyva

Images from the scene show Kyva’s body lying in the snow – and the weapons used to ‘liquidate’ him were discovered hanging on a tree nearby

Exiled pro-Putin former Ukrainian MP, Ilya Kyva, was shot dead in Russia in December 2023. He is pictured here with his famly in this undated photo

A Kremlin propagandist, who appeared on obedient state TV shows, Kyva had alleged Zelensky was an MI6 stooge and cocaine addict.

He was a former policeman and government official, having led the Socialist party in the Ukrainian parliament from 2017-19.

In 2019 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Ukrainian presidency, but then turned to Russia. He asked Putin for political asylum and a Russian passport.

The images of the crime scene were snapped in the closely guarded grounds of Velich Country Club, seen as a safe house for the slain Ukrainian.

The club is just 12 miles from Putin’s main official residence, Novo-Ogarevo, outside Moscow, and is less than 30 miles from the Kremlin.

Kyva had reportedly been living at the club – which had hotel facilities and ‘good security’ – with a girlfriend.

A video, taken at the scene by the alleged killer shortly before the shooting, shows how the assassin was waiting amid the snow and trees, waiting for a man to walk by. 

‘This is what my office looks like,’ he said, his voice garbled to protect his identity. 

‘There’s a red carpet that runs around, a chair, a road to the bus,’ he joked, showing his surroundings, before settling the camera on a figure walking through the snowdrift a few dozen feet away. It is unclear whether that figure was Kyva.

Russia’s Investigative Committee is now probing the killing.

Kyva was earlier this year handed a 14-year jail sentence for high treason in a trial conducted in absentia as Kyva had already fled to live in Russia. 

Hours before he died, Kyva had in his final social media post predicted that a defeated Volodymyr Zelensky would be forced to flee to Britain.

‘Zelensky’s only option is to flee to England, but even from there he is extradited when it is favourable to the Crown or dies when it is necessary for the Kremlin,’ he said.

Former Ukrainian MP Kyva claimed Volodymyr Zelensky was an MI6 stooge and cocaine addict

Russia’s Investigative Committee is now probing the killing

Vasyl Malyuk, head of the SBU – Ukrainian security service – is pictured with Zelensky

Local MP Oleg Popov, 51, was killed in a car bombing on 6 December in occupied Luhansk city

Image shows the outcome of a fatal car bombing in Luhansk, near the stadium, on December 6

Speaking on the killing, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said: ‘Regardless of the incident with Kyva, it is very important for everyone who actively cooperates with the Russian occupation administrations in one way or another to understand that their risks are extreme, even if they are located on Russian territory.’

‘Of course, the activity and capabilities of the Ukrainian special services have grown enormously over the past two years.

‘Risks for such people will be preserved or even multiplied.’

Yusov added: ‘[Kyva] was one of the biggest and most disgusting scum, a traitor and collaborator.

‘Unfortunately, there are still plenty in Russia.’

But Kyva wasn’t the only defector slain last week.

Oleg Popov, branded a war criminal by Kyiv, was killed in a car bombing in occupied Luhansk.

Footage showed Popov’s burning car after an explosion near the city stadium. The 51-year-old had been appointed ‘Deputy of the People’s Council of the Luhansk People’s Republic’ by Russian occupying forces.

The Kyiv Post reported that the ‘special operation’ was organised by the Security Service of Ukraine, later confirmed by a secret service source speaking to Pravda.

A source told the Post that Popov was a ‘quite legitimate target, because before becoming a deputy he managed many Russian volunteer battalions, led illegal armed formations, and killed Ukrainians.’

‘Undermining the leader is the best advertisement for the effectiveness of this committee’s work,’ the source said. 

Popv’s death came just weeks after another lawmaker in the Luhansk region, Mikhail Filiponenko, was killed in a similar attack claimed by Kyiv. 

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