Overview

• The General Prosecutor’s Office said an unknown assailant fired multiple shots, and Parubij, 54, died at the scene on Saturday in Lviv.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it a “terrible murder” and announced an active investigation and search for the shooter.
• Local police increased patrols as a large-scale search continued, and the Lviv regional police chief said the attack appeared carefully planned.
• Multiple outlets reported the gunman wore a delivery-courier disguise and escaped by bicycle, with surveillance video cited, but authorities have not verified these details.
• Parubij was a leading figure of the Maidan ‘Self-Defense’ and served as parliamentary speaker from 2016 to 2019; investigators are exploring all lines of inquiry, including a possible Russian link, without naming suspects.