A Ukrainian lawmaker and former speaker of parliament was shot lifeless on Saturday within the western metropolis of Lviv, authorities confirmed — a killing, President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced as a “horrific homicide.“Police mentioned the sufferer was gunned down in a hail of bullets however didn’t initially identify him.
Zelensky later recognized the slain politician as Andriy Parubiy, who served as parliamentary speaker within the 2010s, and promised a full investigation.On X, the Ukrainian president wrote: “Ukraine’s Minister of Inner Affairs Ihor Klymenko and Prosecutor Normal Ruslan Kravchenko have simply reported the primary recognized circumstances of the horrendous homicide in Lviv. Andriy Parubiy was killed. My condolences to his household and family members.“All crucial forces and means are engaged within the investigation and seek for the killer,” Zelenskyy added.