Overview
- Judges in Lviv completed the court interrogation of the accused in the killing of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy and scheduled the next hearing to begin formal review of evidence.
- The Parubiy defendant told the court he prepared for the attack by changing phones, buying clothes and a helmet, repairing a car, spending roughly $4,000, firing training shots and hiding the weapon in multiple locations.
- The accused in the Parubiy case refused to take part in an investigative experiment and the victim’s widow told court she still expects convincing proof that he fired the fatal shots.
- A separate Lviv court began reading a verdict in the murder trial of linguist Iryna Farion, where prosecutors say the defendant joined extremist online groups, gathered confidential information and acted with alleged hate‑based motives.
- Both prosecutions have produced large, detailed records, led to heavy courtroom security and public demonstrations, and their outcomes could affect how Ukraine investigates politically charged killings and addresses extremist networks.