US EditionUkraine suspects Russia of assassinating former parliamentary speaker
A 52-year-old suspect was detained in Khmelnytskyi after a planned assassination of Andriy Parubiy, a key figure opposing Russian interests in Ukraine's conflict, police said.
- Former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andrii Parubii was shot dead in Lviv on August 30, 2025, by a gunman disguised as a courier.
- Authorities launched a nationwide manhunt due to the carefully planned attack, which involved studying Parubii’s movements and mapping an escape route for over a month.
- Within 36 hours, police apprehended a 52-year-old man from Lviv in Khmelnytskyi Oblast; officials indicated that while the suspect had been guided and supported in planning the attack, no accomplices have been identified.
- Police chief Ivan Vyhivskyi stated the crime was not random and had "a Russian trace," and President Zelenskiy called it a horrific murder impacting security in a country at war.
- The investigation is ongoing with possible Russian involvement, while the suspect has provided initial statements and intended to escape the country following the crime.
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During the first interrogations, the suspect in the murder of the People's Deputy, former Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy, confessed to the crime and told about his contacts with Russian representatives.
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