Former Interior Minister Yuriy Kravchenko died of two gunshots to the head on 4 March 2005, just hours before he was to begin providing testimony as a witness in the case.
Den tidigare inrikesministern, Jurij Kravtjenko, mördades med två skott i huvudet den 4 mars 2005, bara timmar innan han skulle framföra bevismaterial mot Kutjma som vittne i fallet.