Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a suspect was detained in Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi region and said the detainee has given an initial statement.
- Investigators say the shooter wore a delivery uniform, arrived on an electric bicycle, fired multiple shots, and fled; security‑camera footage of the attack has circulated.
- The Interior Ministry said the assailant studied Parubiy’s movements and prepared an escape route, with the National Police, SBU, and prosecutors conducting joint investigative actions.
- Ukraine’s national police chief and Parubiy’s party have publicly pointed to possible Russian or pro‑Russian involvement, while formal attribution has not been established.
- Parubiy, a leading figure in the Orange Revolution and Euromaidan who later served as Rada speaker and as National Security and Defense Council secretary, was killed at midday on Aug. 30 in Lviv.