Oleg Slabynko

Oleg Aleksandrovich Slabynko (; 1962 – 1996), a Russian, was working for Russian Television Channel 2 as a TV producer for the show Moment Istiny (Moment of Truth) in Moscow, Russia. Slabynko was murdered in his home by two unidentified assailants on a contract killing. Slabynko was one of over 562 contract murders that happened over the course of three years.

Personal Oleg Slabynko was born in 1962 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Slabynko was interested in journalism all of his life and by the age of 24 was already in a position of importance in his chosen profession. He was divorced and lived together with his parents and elder daughter in an apartment in Moscow.

Three years later, Slabynko was the producer of two news programs, Moment Istiny or the Moment of Truth and Forgotten Names on Russian Television Channel 2. The Moment of Truth program allowed for Russian civilians to ask questions of prominent public figures. He was also a general manager of Time Moves Forward, an advertising agency. He employed strong, hard-hitting journalists to give the Moscow public the news. He was a main contributor for the freedom of speech movement in Russia. The apartment was located on Klinskaya Ulitsa. Before Slablynko was attacked at his front door, his assassins called his apartment to make sure he was there. The publication of criminal activity that goes on in Russian television and advertising was brought to Russian civilians following this murder.

Reactions It took a month for the Russian general prosecutor to assign a police task force to investigate the murders of Slabynko and three other Russian journalists.