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Ukrainian ex-politician shot dead outside elite American school in Madrid
REUTERS ^ | May 21, 2025 | Emma Pinedo and Inti Landauro

Posted on 05/21/2025 4:02:08 AM PDT by McGruff

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a former Ukrainian politician on Wednesday morning outside a school in a wealthy suburb of Madrid, Spain's Interior Ministry said.

Police received a call about the shooting of a Ukrainian citizen at 9.15 a.m. (0715 GMT) local time outside the elite American School of Madrid, located in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid police told Reuters.

"Several persons shot him in the back and the head and then fled towards a forested area," an Interior Ministry source said. The victim, Andriy Portnov, 51, was a senior aide to Ukraine's pro-Russian former President Viktor Yanukovich who was ousted in a 2014 popular uprising.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: americanschool; andriyportnov; assassination; assassinationplots; madrid; portnov; pozuelodealarcon; shotintheback; spain; ukraine; viktoryanukovich; yanukovich

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1 posted on 05/21/2025 4:02:08 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Seize his bank accounts


2 posted on 05/21/2025 4:07:59 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: JonPreston
Rumors are that the US is looking for any potential candidates to replace Zelensky. I guess they can cross this guy off the list.
3 posted on 05/21/2025 4:13:12 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: JonPreston

You seem very comfortable with the government giving itself the power to steal money. The government can brand you as anything they want to to justify it.


4 posted on 05/21/2025 4:13:37 AM PDT by rottweiller_inc (Lupus urbem intravit. Fulminis ictu vultures super turrem exanimat.)
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To: McGruff

Russia was/is spot on.

Two goals of their special military ops directed against Stepan Andriyovych Bandera minions
1) eliminate their armies of The Ukraine
2) eliminate their government of The Ukraine

Only then can we stop these sorts of wet jobs


5 posted on 05/21/2025 4:20:39 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: McGruff

He was on the Ukrainian “kill list”


6 posted on 05/21/2025 4:24:11 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: McGruff

Zelensky killing off rivals. That dead guy would probably be the guy to hook the west up if Zelensky needed to be overthrown.


7 posted on 05/21/2025 4:24:13 AM PDT by struggle
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To: McGruff

Probably killed a bunch of people and had it coming.


8 posted on 05/21/2025 4:24:23 AM PDT by yldstrk (Nothing like the truth)
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To: McGruff

More of Zelensky’s thugs murdering their political opponents.


9 posted on 05/21/2025 4:24:24 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: rottweiller_inc

Yet another demonstration of rank stupidity on your part. Well done!


10 posted on 05/21/2025 4:41:00 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: janetjanet998

Actually the police said the shootings were possibly tied to unpaid loans and they were seeking suspects.


11 posted on 05/21/2025 6:25:48 AM PDT by 4FreeSpeach
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To: McGruff
Ukrainian ex-politician shot dead outside elite American school in Madrid

Was he Dancing or playing the piano?

12 posted on 05/21/2025 10:19:38 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
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