Officials said a former speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament, who was a prominent person in the country’s anti -European protest movements in 2004 and 2014, was shot dead in western Ukraine on Saturday.
54 -year -old Andrey Parubi, who earlier worked as Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, was killed in Laviv city. According to CBS News partner, local media reports say he was several times prepared as courier on an e-bike by a gunman BBC News,
President Volodimier Zelansky condemned it as a “frightening murder” and said “all necessary forces and means” would be used in investigation.
The prosecutors have opened an investigation into a murder and said that the police is still looking for the shooter, but has not mentioned the possible objectives at this level.
The prosecutor general’s office said, “An unknown person put several shots on the politician, killing Andree Parubi on the spot.”
Ukraine’s public broadcaster suspension cited anonymous sources, stating that the shooter was designed as delivery rider and was on an electric bike.
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Photos to show the crime site were published by Ukrainian media, showing a person lying on the road.
Some tributes from Ukrainian authorities to Paraubi indicated doubt against Russia.
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BBC News said that former President Petro Poroshenko said that Parubi was killed “Ukraine was shot in the heart.”
On Telegram, he wrote, “Andry was a great man and a true friend. That is why they take revenge, that is what they are afraid.”
Last month, one of Ukraine’s security top service members, Colonel Ivan VoronichA bold daylight in Kyiv was killed in an attack. A few days later, Ukraine’s security agency said it has been tracked below and Killed Two Russian agents were suspected of killing Voronich.