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Ex-Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy Shot Dead in Lviv

Authorities launched a multi-agency manhunt to find the attacker, with investigators working to establish motive.

FILE PHOTO: Andriy Parubiy, who at the time was Ukrainian Parliamentary Speaker, reacts during a session of parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
Asesinaron al expresidente del Parlamento de Ucrania, Andrei Parubi
El expresidente del Parlamento ucraniano, Andri Parubi, en una foto de archivo de 2019

Overview

  • President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the killing as a horrendous murder and ordered an immediate investigation and search operation.
  • The Interior Ministry told BBC Ukrainian that Parubiy was shot multiple times around midday and died at the scene.
  • Regional police, the National Police of Ukraine and the Security Service (SBU) are investigating the crime in Lviv.
  • Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko and Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko briefed the president, who offered condolences to Parubiy’s family.
  • Parubiy was a veteran politician who took part in the 2004 Orange Revolution, entered parliament in 2007 and later served as parliamentary speaker and as secretary of the National Security and Defense Council.