| Assassination of Andriy Parubiy | |
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 Parubiy (left, behind the red car) moments before being assassinated | |
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| Location | Yefremov Street, Lviv, Ukraine [1] |
| Date | 30 August 2025 c.10:35 a.m. [2] (EEST) |
| Target | Andriy Parubiy |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Accused | Unnamed |
On 30 August 2025, Andriy Parubiy , a Ukrainian politician, was shot and killed in Lviv, Ukraine. [3] The attack occurred at around 10:35 am EEST [2] on Yefremov Street. [1] A suspect had been arrested in Khmelnytskyi Oblast by 1 September. [4]
CCTV footage of the shooting shows a gunman disguised as a delivery driver and carrying a yellow Glovo delivery bag, approach Parubiy from behind on the street. The suspect fired seven to eight rounds at Parubiy before fleeing on a e-bike. [5] [6] [7] Lviv journalist Mykola Saveliev reported that the shooter likely used a Makarov pistol, and four of the multiple bullets hit Parubiy. The assassin had been staking out a neighboring building for several days before the killing. [8]
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the killing as a "terrible murder" and announced that all necessary resources would be deployed to investigate the case and find the perpetrator. [9] Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described Parubiy as "a patriot and statesman who made an enormous contribution to the defence of Ukraine's freedom, independence and sovereignty." [10] Former president Petro Poroshenko called the assassination "a shot fired at the heart of Ukraine." [11] Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko called for a prompt investigation of the murder, calling it "a profound loss" for the country. [12]
Member of the Ukrainian Parliament Volodymyr Ariev stated that six months before the assassination, Parubiy asked for state security to be provided and that his request was declined. The State Security Administration responded, stating that Parubiy did not qualify for protection under the rules for providing security protection for former officials. [13]
Parubiy's parliamentary political party, European Solidarity, asked Volodymyr Zelenskyy to award him the title of Hero of Ukraine. [14]
Following the attack, a manhunt for the suspect, codenamed "Siren", was launched by authorities aimed to track down and arrest the perpetrator. [10] A 52-year-old man from Lviv was arrested as a suspect within 36 hours of the shooting. His actions were classified as intentional murder and illegal handling of a weapon under the Criminal Code of Ukraine. [15]
The head of Lviv Oblast police, Oleksandr Shliakhovskyi, said that the attack was "carefully planned" and that the perpetrator "prepared it very thoroughly". [16] The head of the National Police of Ukraine, Ivan Vyhivskyi, said that the case had a Russian footprint. [15] During an interrogation, the suspect stated that he had been in contact with Russia on the search for his son, who had served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and disappeared on the Bakhmut front. 5 Kanal reported that the Russian special services blackmailed the suspect with information about the location of the son's body, while Vysokyy zamok reported that the Russians offered the body in exchange for the assassination of any known Ukrainian politician. [17]