The European Commission has condemned the killings in the Ukraine correspondent Olesya Elderberry and Sergey Shabaka, MP Oleg Kalashnikov and called for an independent inquiry, said a spokesman for the Supreme messenger of the EU in international relations and policy maja Kocijancic. "We condemn the latest killings... We call for an independent and transparent investigation into these cases that the responsible brought to justice. Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the victims, " she said. According to Kocijancic, the European Commission Also stresses the importance of freedom of expression and media freedom, including security correspondent, reports RIA " Novosti ". On Thursday in Kiev's Shevchenko district was forcibly deprived of his life, the former chief editor of the Ukrainian newspaper " Today ", journalist Oles Buzina. Eleven March stated that Elderberry has announced his departure from the post of chief editor of the newspaper " Today ", explaining the reluctance to write a large number of customized materials, which lowered the top. According to the Deputy Director of the press service of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova, the Murder of a journalist Olesya Elderberry is only the beginning of political purges in the Ukraine, with none of the leadership of the EU countries will not notice. The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the Murder of journalist Olesya Elderberry and the Deputy of the 5th convocation of the Verkhovna Rada from Party of regions Oleg Kalashnikov - "deliberate provocation" aimed at destabilizing the internal political situation in Ukraine. Fifteen of April in Kiev was forcibly deprived of his life by the people's Deputy of the 5th convocation of the Verkhovna Rada from Party of regions, ex-ally Viktor Yanukovych Oleg Kalashnikov. The murder was near his home. The cause of death was a small wound. Similarly, on Thursday stated that Kiev killed a journalist, co-founder of online publications ProUA and "Regional" Sergey Shobak. Fifteen of April in Kiev was forcibly deprived of his life by the people's Deputy of the 5th convocation of the Verkhovna Rada from Party of regions, ex-ally Viktor Yanukovych Oleg Kalashnikov. The murder was near his home. The cause of death was a small wound.