Dmitry Kholodov
Russian journalist (1967-1994)
Dmitry Yuryevich Kholodov (Russian: Дмитрий Юрьевич Холодов; 21 June 1967 – 17 October 1994) was a Russian journalist who investigated corruption in the military and was assassinated on 17 October 1994 in Moscow. His assassination was the first of many killings of journalists in Russia.
Early life and education
Kholodov was born in Zagorsk (now Sergiyev Posad) on 21 June 1967. He studied physics.
Career
Kholodov began his working life alongside his parents at the defence industry institute in Klimovsk in the Moscow Region. Trained as a physicist at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, he initially faced limited prospects in the scientific field. Seeking a new path, Kholodov transitioned into journalism, first working for the local radio. In 1992, he became a reporter with the national Moskovsky Komsomolets daily newspaper.
In 1993, Kholodov travelled to hotspots around the former Soviet Union, reporting for Moskovsky Komsomolets. In particular, he was in Abkhazia during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict and, as he witnessed the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia, sent many detailed reports, including one entitled "Sukhumi apocalypse".
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