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Anna Durytska

Anna Durytska (Ukrainian: Анна Дурицька; born 27 November 1991) is a Ukrainian fashion model,[1][2][3] and was a finalist for Miss Ukraine Universe in 2018.[4] She is known for having been in a relationship with Russian politician Boris Nemtsov, and was the only eyewitness to his 2015 assassination.[5]

Anna Durytska
Born (1991-11-27) 27 November 1991 (age 33)
Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
OccupationFashion model
Known forFormer partner of Boris Nemtsov,
2018 Miss Ukraine Universe finalist

Assassination of Boris Nemtsov

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On 27 February 2015, she was the sole eyewitness to the assassination of Boris Nemtsov.[6][7][8] Durytska had been in a relationship for over two years with Nemtsov, a leading opposition figure to Vladimir Putin, and Russian military intervention in Ukraine. She was held under house arrest by Russian police following the murder.[9] The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine stated that it had intervened to secure her release and return from Moscow.[10][11] Pro-Kremlin Russian news agencies had claimed that she was forced by Nemtsov to have an abortion in Switzerland,[12] in an attempt to implicate her and the Security Service of Ukraine in the murder.[13][14]

On returning to Kyiv, Ukraine, she went into hiding, under protection of armed guards,[15] assigned to her by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, after she had received death threats.[16][17][18] Pro-Kremlin news agencies leaked provocative photos of Durytska, in an attempt to discredit her, following which she refused to return to Russia to testify in the trial.[19] In December 2018, The Guardian republished Durytska's TV Rain interview from the time of her release,[20][21] in which she called for the street of the Russian Embassy in London to be renamed in memory of Nemtsov. Washington D.C. had previously done so, under the "D.C. Law 22-92 Boris Nemtsov Plaza Designation Act of 2018".[22][23][24]

Personal life

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In 2017, she planned to join her friend Ankit Love in London, and attend Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.[25] In 2022, after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Durytska fled the country, driving from Kyiv to Sofia, and then arriving to London by air, where she applied for asylum.[26] In April 2022, her friend Ankit Love was detained by Bulgarian police near Godech,[27][28] while driving a Mercedes-Benz G-Class with Ukrainian licence plates, that belonged to Durytska, back to London for her.[29] The car was filled with her designer clothing and jewellery worth over $100,000.[26] Bulgarian police had confiscated Durytska's car, after detaining and questioning Ankit Love for seven hours.

References

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  1. ^ "Nemtsov's shaken girlfriend says she didn't see killer". Reuters. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  2. ^ "Anna Duritskaya: Model girlfriend who witnessed Boris Nemtsov's slaying". CNN. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  3. ^ "BBC: Boris Nemtsov's girlfriend allowed to return to Ukraine - Mar. 03, 2015". KyivPost. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  4. ^ "Подруга Немцова Анна Дурицкая: Конечно, я люблю Бориса". kp.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  5. ^ Amos, Howard; Millward, David (27 February 2015). "Leading Putin critic gunned down outside Kremlin". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ^ Kramer, Andrew E. (2015-03-02). "Nemtsov's Partner Says Russia Held Her Against Her Will". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  7. ^ "Ukrainian model Anna Duritskaya at Russia shooting scene 'didn't see Nemtsov killer'". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  8. ^ "Slain Russian's Complicated Romantic Life May Be Key to the Case". Observer. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  9. ^ "Russian authorities question Nemtsov companion". CNN via MSN. Retrieved 2018-12-15.[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Nemtsov girlfriend flies to Ukraine". BBC News. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  11. ^ "Anna Durytska, witness to Nemtsov's killing, returns to Kyiv (Video)". www.unian.info. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  12. ^ Cohen, Claire (2015-03-02). "Boris Nemtsov murder: Why are we even talking about his girlfriend's abortion?". Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  13. ^ "German intelligence officer finds Ukrainian trace in Boris Nemtsov's murder". PravdaReport. 2016-06-15. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  14. ^ Fitzpatrick, Catherine (2015-03-01). "The Boris Nemtsov Murder Conspiracy Theories". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  15. ^ "Ukrainian Prosecutors Provide Protection to Key Witness in Boris Nemtsov Murder". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  16. ^ "Witness to Boris Nemtsov slaying receiving death threats in Ukraine". CBC News. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  17. ^ Parfitt, Tom (2015-03-06). "Boris Nemtsov's girlfriend assigned armed guards after 'threat to life'". Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  18. ^ Miller, Christopher. "Ukrainian girlfriend of Boris Nemtsov under protection after death threats". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  19. ^ SUN, Toronto; News (2016-11-15). "Dead Putin rival's model girlfriend won't testify at murder trial after sexy pics leak". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2018-12-15. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  20. ^ Kara-Murza, Vladimir (2018-12-04). "Why the Russian embassy to the UK should be on Boris Nemtsov Way | Vladimir Kara-Murza". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  21. ^ Sharkov, Damien (2015-03-02). "Boris Nemtsov's Ukrainian Girlfriend and Murder Witness Released by Moscow Police". Newsweek. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  22. ^ "Washington D.C. Is Renaming a Street by the Russian Embassy After a Murdered Opposition Leader". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  23. ^ "D.C. Law Library - D.C. Law 22-92. Boris Nemtsov Plaza Designation Act of 2018". code.dccouncil.us. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  24. ^ "Street in front of Russian embassy in Washington will be renamed after slain Putin critic". Washington Examiner. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  25. ^ "Ankit Love to attend Central Saint Martins". JK Monitor - Journalism In Public Interest. Archived from the original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  26. ^ a b Krishnankutty, Pia (2022-04-30). "Story of Ankit Love: J&K leader's son caught by Bulgarian cops for driving Ukraine model's car". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-09-12. He parked the car near the Bulgarian police station where he was questioned, but was able to bring back Durytska's belongings, which include designer clothes from brands like Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, and jewellery worth more than $100,000.
  27. ^ "Son of JKNPP leader Bhim Singh briefly detained in Bulgaria". The Tribune. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  28. ^ "Son of Panthers Party chief Bhim Singh briefly detained with Mercedes of Ukrainian model". JK Newsline. 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  29. ^ "Daredevil Love: J&K politician's son detained in Bulgaria ferrying Ukraine supermodel's Mercedes and clothes - The Kashmir Monitor". 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
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