Gubkin(Губкин) is a city in the Belgorodoblast of Russia. Belgorod (ÐеÌлгоÑод) is a city in Western Russia, situated on the Seversky Donets river just 40 km north from the Ukrainian border, at 50°37â²N 36°35â²E Its population is 450,000 (2004). ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: оÌблаÑÑ) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ...
Gubkin is accused of shooting businessman Boris Yegorov at the entrance of his Vladivostok apartment block on May 15 last year, while on a visit to the city during the gubernatorial elections.
Gubkin was arrested in Moscow last July after a witness gave police the number plate of a car seen leaving the scene.
Gubkin criticized investigators on Wednesday, claiming that the initials of the murder victim were printed incorrectly on his case notes until this January.