Ukrainian general arrested in connection with murder of journalist . Kuchma had been implicated in the murder by critics who cited secretly recorded audio tapes in which the president allegedly ordered his staff to get rid of the journalist . Georhiy Gongadze abducted in September 2000 and later found decapitated . - July 4 : A Russian soldier was killed by a mine while on patrol near the border between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian general arrested in connection with murder of journalist . Georhiy Gongadze abducted in September 2000 and later found decapitated . - July 4 : A Russian soldier was killed by a mine while on patrol near the border between Russia and Ukraine.