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Murder of Andriy Parubiy: Rada does not rule out Russian involvement

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Ukraine

Saturday, August 30


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People's Deputy Andriy Parubiy was killed in Lviv. This could have been Russian revenge for his position. About this in the comments"News.Live" said People's Deputy Mykola Kniazhytskyi.

"I don't even have any doubts here. He was very active in the Defense Committee. And he worked very actively there," he said.

Kniazhytskyi noted that Parubiy believed that during war it was not worth engaging in disputes, even political ones, important and fair ones.

"That was his position. He always stated it. But he was extremely active. And he considered it his mission to help the army, he worked very actively in the Defense Committee. Therefore, he always had a consistent statesmanlike position," the people's deputy added.

Parubiy's murder - what is known

As UNIAN reported, on August 30, an unknown shot dead a Ukrainian MP in Lviv , former speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy. The Prosecutor General's Office reported that an unknown man fired several shots at the politician, as a result of which Andriy Parubiy died on the spot. In the city announced special operation"Siren".

According to journalist Vitaliy Glagola, The killer could be a courier from the Glovo service Sources of"Social" also report that the attacker was dressed in a courier uniform. Law enforcement officers are currently searching for the shooter.

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