Posted on 04/01/2005 7:19:53 AM PST by chemical_boy
Ukraine's security service chief has said the death of former Interior Minister Yuri Kravchenko last month was almost certainly suicide.
"There is no other version but suicide," Oleksander Turchynov said, citing forensic and ballistics tests.
Kravchenko was found dead with two gunshot wounds to the head on 4 March in his country house outside Kiev.
He was due to testify later that day about the high-profile murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2000.
Mr Turchynov said among possible reasons of Kravchenko's apparent suicide was the "burden (of the Gongadze case) he hauled for the past four years".
Kravchenko left a suicide note blaming former President Leonid Kuchma for Gongadze's death, Ukraine's investigators say.
They say in the note he described himself as "a victim of the intrigues of Kuchma and his entourage".
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Makarov is an excellant "glove box gun." Dependable. Easy to clean. Accurate-in most cases. I prefer something larger for home defense, but then I live in rural area. Mileage will vary...
It wasn't straight up vertically, but from the side under the jaw, through the tongue, and out from the opposite side of the nose/upper lip.
The man had enough dirt to bury every politician, to include all of Yushchenko's people, deep deep under. He should have taken off or had other "insurance".
Yeah, but keep your hand low on the grip or you'll be loosing a chunk of meat with the slide.
Secret:Pearce grips.
lol must have been a real bit#$#ch
Death due to one bullet through the Brain Pan is suicide.
Two bullets is very, very sloppy, amateurish murder!
Jack.
I can't find the Corbon anymore.
Hornady still makes a JHP in 9x18, which is what I use in my Mak.
As for underpowered... Well I'd definately perfer to have my .45 Cal Glock G30 on hand than my Mak.
However, for an accurate, reliable gun on a budget, a Mak is a nice choice in my opinion.
I'll agree that it's somewhat marginal with about 8 inches of penetration in balistic geletin. However if you were to give me a budget of $300 I'd suggest a Bulgarian Mak and a case of ammo to practice with.
The Mak is sort of the AK of the pistol world IMO. It does what it does-all day long.
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