Ukrainian authorities claim they have uncovered a hit-list of 47 people – mostly journalists – who are potential Russian assassination targets as a result of their sting operation staging the faked murder of exiled Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko.

Prosecutor-General Yuriy Lutsenko wrote on Facebook on June 1 that the controversial operation, which involved top officials lying to the media and public about Mr. Babchenko’s death, had helped security services uncover a list of 47 mainly Ukrainian and Russian-émigré journalists who he said “could be the next victims of terrorists.”