On October 7, 2006, Anna Politkovskaya was shot and killed in the hallway of her apartment building in Moscow. A journalist for the independent Russian newspaper Novaia Gazeta, she was well known for her investigative reporting on the Chechen war and human rights abuses. Politkovskaya often criticized the policies of then-President Vladimir Putin and was particularly vocal about the actions of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya. At the time of her death, she was working on an article about alleged torture practices by Chechen authorities, which she was planning to submit to her newspaper. Politkovskaya was also deeply involved in human rights advocacy, especially supporting the families of soldiers killed in conflict and the relatives of victims of the 2002 hostage crisis at the Dubrovka theater in Moscow. Her work brought her into frequent contact with the darker aspects of Russia’s military and political landscape. Despite her prominence as a journalist and activist, the person or group responsible for her assassination has never been definitively identified. Several individuals have been convicted for their direct involvement in the crime, but the mastermind behind it remains unknown. Ten years after her death, on October 7, 2021, the anniversary of Politkovskaya’s murder was marked in a different way. In government-aligned media, the event was largely ignored, with very little coverage or reflection. Those who did mention the anniversary often framed it within the context of the legal proceedings related to the case. This approach has been seen as an attempt to minimize the significance of the event or to avoid drawing attention to the unresolved questions surrounding her death. Among the few media outlets that did acknowledge the anniversary was Life.ru, which highlighted the ongoing mystery of who was behind the killing. The article pointed out that despite the convictions of some individuals, the true instigator of the assassination remains at large. This has led to continued calls for transparency and justice, especially from those who believe that Politkovskaya's murder was a direct result of her critical reporting and activism.