Businessman Nicolai Pashko from Rybnitsa town was killed together with a friend of his when they were fishing. Pashko was a member of “Vozrojdenie” Party, which supports the current leader of Transnistria Yevgeny Shevchuk.

According to the information agency “Tiras”, quoted by IPN, the murder was committed on June 22. Nicolai Pashko was a very politically active person. He ran a market, a restaurant and a number of retail outlets in Rybnitsa.

A criminal case was started over this murder.