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Former Ukraine Speaker Andriy Parubiy Murdered in Lviv
(MENAFN) Former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy was fatally shot on Saturday in the western city of Lviv, according to Ukrainian officials.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed that the 54-year-old politician died instantly when an unknown assailant opened fire. The attacker, described as wearing a delivery uniform, fled the scene on an electric bicycle, local media reported.
President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the killing, calling it a “horrendous murder.”
"All necessary forces and means are engaged in the investigation and search for the killer," Zelensky wrote on social platform X.
Parubiy was a central player in Ukraine's 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2014 Euromaidan protests. He also held a short-term role as secretary of the National Security and Defense Council.
Reacting to the news, former President Petro Poroshenko said the killing was "a shot fired at the heart of Ukraine."
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed that the 54-year-old politician died instantly when an unknown assailant opened fire. The attacker, described as wearing a delivery uniform, fled the scene on an electric bicycle, local media reported.
President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the killing, calling it a “horrendous murder.”
"All necessary forces and means are engaged in the investigation and search for the killer," Zelensky wrote on social platform X.
Parubiy was a central player in Ukraine's 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2014 Euromaidan protests. He also held a short-term role as secretary of the National Security and Defense Council.
Reacting to the news, former President Petro Poroshenko said the killing was "a shot fired at the heart of Ukraine."
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