Ukraine arrests suspect in former parliamentary speaker's murder

"On Saturday, Parubiy, 54, who served as speaker from April 2016 to August 2019, was shot dead in the western city of Lviv. He was one of the protest leaders in 2013-14, calling for closer ties with the European Union. A police officer guards the spot where Andriy Parubiy was killed in Lviv, Ukraine, August 30, 2025 [Roman Baluk/Reuters] Internal Affairs Minister Ihor Klymenko wrote on Telegram on Sunday night that dozens of police officers and security officers had been involved in the operation"

"According to Klymenko, the crime was carefully prepared: the schedule of the deceased's movements was studied, the route was laid, and an escape plan was thought out. Some tributes from Ukrainian officials to Parubiy hinted at suspicions of Russian involvement in the killing. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, both sides have accused each other of assassinations of key political and military leaders. According to the Russian state media, Parubiy had been wanted by Russian authorities since 2023."

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that a suspect has been arrested in the murder of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, who was killed in an attack over the weekend. In a post on Telegram early on Monday, Zelenskyy wrote that the suspect had given an initial testimony and urgent investigative actions are currently underway to establish all the circumstances of this murder."

A suspect has been arrested in the murder of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, and the suspect has given initial testimony while urgent investigative actions are underway to determine all circumstances. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the killing was carefully prepared, with the deceased's movements studied, a route laid and an escape plan arranged. Dozens of police and security officers took part in the arrest operation in Khmelnytsky region. Parubiy, 54, was shot dead in Lviv; he served as speaker from April 2016 to August 2019 and was a 2013-14 protest leader advocating closer ties with the European Union. Some officials hinted at possible Russian involvement; Russian state media said Parubiy was wanted since 2023.

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