Right Sector leader Oleksandr Muzychuk was killed in a shootout with Ukrainian police on Monday night, according to Vice News.
Muzychko, one of the top leaders of a prominent ultra-nationalist right wing group and played a large role in the recent anti-government protests, was killed in a shootout with Ukrainian police and Special Forces after they raided the Rivne café he was in, Vice News reported.
According to Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Vladimir Yevdokimov Ukrainian police had issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of "hooliganism." and because he was considered to be part of a dangerous criminal gang, according to Vice News.
"Muzychko was shot in his leg, but he tried to return fire. Later when he was kicked down to the ground, he kept shooting and was injured. Doctors have confirmed Muzychko's death," Yevdokimov said, according to the Ukrainian UNIAN news agency, Vice News reported.
Russia also issued an arrest for Muzychko for his role during the Chechen war in the 1990s, where he allegedly tortured and then killed at least 20 Russian prisoners captured during the fighting, Vice News reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the recent Russian invasion of Crimea was to protect Russian-speaking citizens in Ukraine from the threat of right wing groups like the Right Sector, according to Vice News.
Another report from an independent Ukrainian member of parliament said Oleksander Doniy posted onto his Facebook page that Muzychko's death was an execution, rather than a raid for his arrest, Vice News reported. Doniy said that unidentified assailants captured Muzychko outside the café after dragging him out of his car and later shot him twice directly in the heart.
Even though Muzychko has been killed, the far-right movement in Ukraine has not been deterred, according to Vice News.
