--- description: Eight other allies of Viktor Yanukovich have had sudden deaths in the last year title: Ukrainian Ally of Ousted President Found Dead image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt308e12fc56e62e36/6987eb683c1639d1fb455871/oleg-kalashnikov.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ukrainian Ally of Ousted President Found Dead  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2015 12:24 PM CUT  Oleg Kalashnikov in Kiev in 2013. Oleg Kalashnikov in Kiev in 2013.Vladimir Donsov—AP  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2015 12:24 PM CUT A former member of the Ukrainian parliament who opposed the popular movement that ousted President Viktor Yanukovich [was found dead with gunshot wounds](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/15/us-ukraine-crisis-crime-idUSKBN0N62G720150415 "undefined") in Kiev. The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said in a statement that the body of Oleg Kalashnikov, 52, was discovered Wednesday evening. Kalashnikov was involved in the “anti-Maidan” protests in support of Yanukovych, who fled in February 2014\. [According to the BBC, at least eight](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32329512 "undefined") Yanukovych allies have died in the last three months; most of the deaths have been deemed suicides. \[[Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/15/us-ukraine-crisis-crime-idUSKBN0N62G720150415 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3824828/kalashnikov-yanukovich-death/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3824828/kalashnikov-yanukovich-death/"},"headline":"Ukrainian Ally of Ousted President Found Dead","datePublished":"2015-04-16T12:24:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:26:36.170Z","description":"Eight other allies of Viktor Yanukovich have had sudden deaths in the last year","url":"https://time.com/3824828/kalashnikov-yanukovich-death/","keywords":["Ukraine","russia","Kiev","maidan"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt308e12fc56e62e36/6987eb683c1639d1fb455871/oleg-kalashnikov.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt308e12fc56e62e36/6987eb683c1639d1fb455871/oleg-kalashnikov.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Oleg Kalashnikov","caption":"Oleg Kalashnikov in Kiev, Ukraine in 2013.","creditText":"Vladimir Donsov—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3824828/kalashnikov-yanukovich-death/","name":"Ukrainian Ally of Ousted President Found Dead"}}]}] ```