Arkady Babchenko Age, Affairs, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Arkady Babchenko Age, Affairs, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Arkady Arkadyevich Babchenko |
| Profession | Russian Journalist |
| Famous For | His book "One Soldier's War" |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 187 cm** in meters**- 1.87 m** in feet inches**- 6’ 2”** |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 85 kg** in pounds**- 187 lbs** |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Salt and Pepper (Semi-bald) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 18 March 1977 |
| Age (as in 2018) | 42 Years |
| Birthplace | Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Pisces |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Hometown | Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| School | School 465, Moscow, Russia |
| College/University | Modern University for the Humanities |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Law |
| Religion | Not Known |
| Caste | Not Known |
| Address | An apartment in Kiev, Ukraine |
| Controversies | • In 2012, a criminal case was initiated against him as it was suspected that he was making public calls for mass riots. • He was given death threats in February 2017 which prompted him to leave Russia. • He attracted a controversy in 2018 when he pre-planned his murder with Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) to catch the people who wanted to kill him. The very next day after his murder news got viral, he appeared in a conference at Ukraine and disclosed his plan and apologised for the same to his close friends and wife. |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Olechka Babchenko  |
| Children | Son- Not Known Daughter- Yekaterina Babchenko Note: He has six adopted children. |
| Parents | Names Not Known |
| Siblings | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Arkady Babchenko
Does Arkady Babchenko Smoke?: Not Known
Does Arkady Babchenko Drink Alcohol?: Not Known
At the age of 18, he was selected to the Russian army and he served in the troops of communication in the North Caucasus.
He also participated in the First Chechen War and has also volunteered for six months during the Second Chechen War.
Arkady has penned down his experiences in the Russian army in his memoirs- One Soldier’s War.
He left armed forces in 2000 and then started working for Moskovskiy Komsomolets and Zabytyi Polk as a war correspondent.
He took a hiatus from journalism and worked as a taxi driver for several years.
Arkady was also the part of 2008 South Ossetia war.
He got married to Olechka Babchenko and the couple is blessed with one daughter. It’s also been reported that the couple has six adopted children too.
In January 2009, he joined Novaya Gazeta, a Russian newspaper. He was also the publisher of the magazine titled “Art of War.”
He got various literary awards for his notable work on the project “Journalists Without Middlemen.”
He has also worked with Mother’s Right Foundation Human rights Russian NGO.
Arkady left Russia in February 2017 after he received death threats through phone, email and social media. He also told the media that his home address was posted publicly and he was given threats openly that he would be killed.
He and his family first moved to the Czech Republic and then to Israel and finally settled down in Kiev.
In October 2017, Arkady joined ATR, a Kyiv based TV channel as a presenter.
According to some police reports, he was shot three times at his back near the entrance to his apartment. His wife later reported that she was in the washroom when all the incident happened and after coming out, she found him in a pool of blood. She took him to the hospital and on an en route to the hospital, he was found dead.
On 30 May 2018, Arkady shockingly appeared at a police press conference held by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) at Ukraine where the investigation was being held regarding his murder and it was disclosed by the reporter’s agency that his death was pre-planned to catch people who were trying to kill him. He apologized to his wife and close friends for troubling them and keeping a secret from them from last two months. Here’s a video in which Arkady suddenly appeared in the conference:
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