Anna Durytska Explained
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]
Assassination of Boris Nemtsov
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
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. In April 2022, her friend Ankit Love was detained by Bulgarian police near Godech,[26] [27] while driving a Mercedes-Benz G-Class with Ukrainian licence plates, that belonged to Durytska, back to London for her.[28] The car was filled with her designer clothing and jewellery worth over $100,000.[29] Bulgarian police had confiscated Durytska's car, after detaining and questioning Ankit Love for seven hours.
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Notes and References
- News: Nemtsov's shaken girlfriend says she didn't see killer. 2015-03-02. Reuters. 2018-12-15. en.
- News: Anna Duritskaya: Model girlfriend who witnessed Boris Nemtsov's slaying. CNN. 2018-12-15.
- Web site: BBC: Boris Nemtsov's girlfriend allowed to return to Ukraine - Mar. 03, 2015. 2015-03-03. KyivPost. 2020-02-19.
- Web site: Подруга Немцова Анна Дурицкая: Конечно, я люблю Бориса. kp.ua. ru-RU. 2018-12-15.
- News: Amos. Howard. Millward. David. Leading Putin critic gunned down outside Kremlin. The Telegraph. London. 27 February 2015. 4 April 2018. 7 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191007071730/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11441466/Veteran-Russian-opposition-politician-shot-dead-in-Moscow.html. live.
- News: Nemtsov's Partner Says Russia Held Her Against Her Will. Kramer. Andrew E.. 2015-03-02. The New York Times. 2018-12-15. en-US. 0362-4331.
- Web site: Ukrainian model Anna Duritskaya at Russia shooting scene 'didn't see Nemtsov killer'. Independent.ie. en. 2018-12-15.
- News: Slain Russian's Complicated Romantic Life May Be Key to the Case. Observer. 2015-12-15.
- Web site: Russian authorities question Nemtsov companion. CNN via MSN. 2018-12-15.
- News: Nemtsov girlfriend flies to Ukraine. 2015-03-03. BBC News. 2020-02-19. en-GB.
- Web site: Anna Durytska, witness to Nemtsov's killing, returns to Kyiv (Video). www.unian.info. en. 2020-02-19.
- News: Boris Nemtsov murder: Why are we even talking about his girlfriend's abortion?. Cohen. Claire. 2015-03-02. Telegraph. 2018-12-15. en-GB. 0307-1235.
- Web site: German intelligence officer finds Ukrainian trace in Boris Nemtsov's murder. 2016-06-15. PravdaReport. en. 2018-12-15. 2018-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222410/http://www.pravdareport.com/news/hotspots/crimes/15-06-2016/134726-boris_nemtsov_investigation-0/. dead.
- News: The Boris Nemtsov Murder Conspiracy Theories. Fitzpatrick. Catherine. 2015-03-01. The Daily Beast. 2018-12-15. en.
- News: Ukrainian Prosecutors Provide Protection to Key Witness in Boris Nemtsov Murder. The Wall Street Journal. 2018-12-15.
- Web site: Witness to Boris Nemtsov slaying receiving death threats in Ukraine. 2015-03-06. CBC News. 2018-12-15.
- News: Boris Nemtsov's girlfriend assigned armed guards after 'threat to life'. Parfitt. Tom. 2015-03-06. Telegraph. 2018-12-15. en-GB. 0307-1235.
- Web site: Ukrainian girlfriend of Boris Nemtsov under protection after death threats. Miller. Christopher. Mashable. en. 2018-12-15.
- News: Dead Putin rival's model girlfriend won't testify at murder trial after sexy pics leak. SUN. Toronto. News. 2016-11-15. Toronto Sun. en-CA. 2018-12-15.
- News: Why the Russian embassy to the UK should be on Boris Nemtsov Way Vladimir Kara-Murza. Kara-Murza. Vladimir. 2018-12-04. The Guardian. 2018-12-15. en-GB. 0261-3077.
- Web site: Boris Nemtsov's Ukrainian Girlfriend and Murder Witness Released by Moscow Police. Sharkov. Damien. 2015-03-02. Newsweek. en. 2018-12-16.
- Web site: Washington D.C. Is Renaming a Street by the Russian Embassy After a Murdered Opposition Leader. www.yahoo.com. en-US. 2018-12-15.
- Web site: D.C. Law Library - D.C. Law 22-92. Boris Nemtsov Plaza Designation Act of 2018.. code.dccouncil.us. 2018-12-15. 2018-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20181216210809/https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/laws/22-92.html. dead.
- Web site: Street in front of Russian embassy in Washington will be renamed after slain Putin critic. 2018-01-10. Washington Examiner. en. 2018-12-15.
- Web site: Ankit Love to attend Central Saint Martins . 2019-01-02 . JK Monitor - Journalism In Public Interest . 2018-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181230080741/http://www.jkmonitor.org/index.php/national/26905-ankit-love-to-attend-central-saint-martins . dead .
- Web site: Son of JKNPP leader Bhim Singh briefly detained in Bulgaria . 2022-09-12 . . en.
- Web site: 2022-05-01 . Son of Panthers Party chief Bhim Singh briefly detained with Mercedes of Ukrainian model . 2022-09-12 . JK Newsline . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-05-01 . Daredevil Love: J&K politician's son detained in Bulgaria ferrying Ukraine supermodel's Mercedes and clothes - The Kashmir Monitor . 2022-09-12 . en-US.
- Web site: Krishnankutty . Pia . 2022-04-30 . Story of Ankit Love: J&K leader's son caught by Bulgarian cops for driving Ukraine model's car . 2022-09-12 . . en-US . 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..