Robert Kuzovkov, who used the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, has been known for his caricatures of politicians including Vladimir Putin.

Three days before his killing, Semyon Skrepetsky had protested outside the Russian embassy in Berlin. He held an icon-like caricature of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Soviet leader Josef Stalin.

WARSAW, June 16 - A Russian artist critical of President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed in the eastern Polish town of Biala Podlaska, a Polish prosecutor said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.