“The investigation suspects five people in the murder of Sheremet. These are Andrey Antonenko, Yulia Kuzmenko, Yana Dugar and spouses Vladislav and Irina Grishchenko, ”he said at a briefing.

According to the investigation, Dugar carried out reconnaissance at the scene of the crime; Kuzmenko and Antonenko had their phones turned off the night before the murder of Sheremet. Vladislav Grishchenko is a specialist in a mine blasting case, and also appears in the case of an attempted murder with the help of another person’s explosive device.

According to investigators, Antonenko put explosives under the car in which Sheremet exploded.

According to media reports, Antonenko is a volunteer and leader of the rock band "Riffmaster".

The investigation also reported that Ivan Vakulenko, who was summoned for questioning as a witness in the Sheremet case, committed suicide on the eve of this interrogation.

Earlier, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said that the materials on the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet are shocking.

The famous journalist Pavel Sheremet died on July 20, 2016 during a car explosion in the center of Kiev.