Posted on 08/30/2025 8:07:11 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A former Ukrainian speaker of parliament who was a leading figure in the country's pro-European protest movements of 2004 and 2014 was shot dead on Saturday in western Ukraine, officials said.
Andriy Parubiy, 54, who also previously served as secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, was killed in the city of Lviv.
President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned it as a "horrific murder" and said "all necessary forces and means" would be used in the investigation.
"Unfortunately, the crime was carefully planned," he said on social media.
Police are still searching for the shooter.
Prosecutors have opened a murder probe but have not mentioned any possible motives.
"An unidentified man fired several shots at the politician, killing Andriy Parubiy on the spot," the prosecutor general's office said.
Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspilne cited anonymous sources saying the shooter was dressed as a delivery rider and was on an electric bike.
Photos purporting to show the crime scene were published by Ukrainian media but their authenticity could not be independently verified.
They showed a man with a bloodied face lying in the street.
Some of the tributes from Ukrainian officials to Parubiy, who was still a member of parliament, hinted at suspicions of Russian involvement.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began in 2022 both sides have accused each other of assassinations of key political and military figures.
Russian state media said Parubiy has been wanted by Russian authorities since 2023.
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Educated as a historian, Parubiy had campaigned for Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union as a young man.
He was also a major supporter of the use of the Ukrainian language over Russian — a highly politicised issue.
During the Maidan protests of 2014, he was a “commander” of opposition self-defence forces.
That same year, Ukrainian media said that he survived an assassination attempt by grenade.
After the ousting of then Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych, who fled to Russia, Parubiy served on the National Security and Defence Council for several months.
Ex-president Petro Poroshenko, who succeeded Yanukovych, paid tribute to a “brother-in-arms” and said his murder was “a shot at the heart of Ukraine”.
“The enemy will never be able to kill the ideals for which Andriy Parubiy lived and fought,” he said.
Mustafa Nayem, a key activist in the Maidan protests, remembered Parubiy as “open and able to talk to people on equal terms”.
“Andriy always retained his humanity, which was remarkable for someone of his political standing,” Nayem told AFP.
Too bad they got the wrong one-better if it had been Z!
I guess he won’t be running in the next Ukrainian presidential election.
Z stole a page from Putin’s playbook on neutralizing the competition.
Mommy what’s a Wolfsangel?
Ditto for those who think offing Putin would solve Ukraine's problem with Russia.
Ever wonder why Israel can kill Pali leaders by the fistful, and yet, except for short term command and control losses of the Palis, it never really changes the situation?
"If I fall, another will take my place, and another, and another..." (Delenn, Babylon 5)
Quite likely, this will only harden the Ukies and make peace harder to get to.
Russia has Dem☭¢rat assassins?
Russia is a terrorist state that regularly caries out assassinations of it enemies.
Lol!
Apparently he did “ Not See” being tracked down
Could have been the Russkies, could have been someone eliminating a rival politician.
And we might never know the true answer.
There was a video of the shooting posted on social media two days ago, so no 'anonymous sources' are needed.
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