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Former Ukrainian Speaker Andriy Parubiy Assassinated in Lviv as Manhunt Continues

Prosecutors activated a 'Siren' special operation to pursue the killer.

Overview

  • President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Parubiy’s death and offered condolences, calling it a horrendous murder.
  • The shooting took place around midday in Lviv’s Sykhovsky district, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
  • Prosecutors launched the 'Siren' operation and deployed National Police and SBU units across Lviv, and no arrests have been announced.
  • Witnesses and local reports said the attacker posed as a delivery courier, fired several shots, and fled on a bicycle or e‑bike.
  • Parubiy was a EuroMaidan leader who later headed the National Security and Defense Council and served as speaker of the Verkhovna Rada.