Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns killing of outstanding politician Andriy Parubiy as ‘horrendous homicide’.
Revealed On 30 Aug 2025
A outstanding Ukrainian politician and former parliament speaker has been shot lifeless in western Ukraine, officers mentioned, as a search was underneath option to discover the attacker.
Andriy Parubiy, who additionally beforehand served as secretary of Ukraine’s Nationwide Safety and Defence Council, was killed within the metropolis of Lviv on Saturday.
The Prosecutor Basic’s workplace mentioned a gunman had fired a number of photographs at Parubiy, killing him “on the spot”. The attacker fled, and a manhunt was launched, it mentioned.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the killing as a “horrendous homicide” and supplied his condolences to Parubiy’s household and family members.
“All needed forces and means are engaged within the investigation and seek for the killer,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media.
Parubiy, 54, was a member of parliament and had served as parliamentary speaker from April 2016 to August 2019.
He was additionally one of many leaders of mass protests in Ukraine in 2013 and 2014, calling for nearer ties with the European Union.
Ukraine’s Minister of Inside Affairs Ihor Klymenko and Prosecutor Basic Ruslan Kravchenko have simply reported the primary recognized circumstances of the horrendous homicide in Lviv. Andriy Parubiy was killed. My condolences to his household and family members.
All needed forces and means…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 30, 2025
Ukrainian officers didn’t instantly launch a doable motive for the deadly capturing.
The mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovyi, mentioned discovering the killer and establishing the circumstances of the assault was of utmost significance.
“This can be a matter of safety in a rustic at warfare, the place, as we are able to see, there aren’t any utterly protected locations,” he wrote on Telegram.
Tributes poured in from colleagues in parliament and the federal government, praising Parubiy’s contribution to Ukraine’s combat for sovereignty and independence through the 2013-2014 protest motion.
Former President Petro Poroshenko mentioned on Telegram that his killing was “a shot fired on the coronary heart of Ukraine”.
“Andriy was an incredible man and a real pal. That’s the reason they take revenge, that’s what they’re afraid of,” he mentioned, lauding Parubiy’s contribution to constructing out the Ukrainian military.
Overseas Minister Andrii Sybiha additionally described Parubiy as “a patriot and statesman who made an infinite contribution to the defence of Ukraine’s freedom, independence and sovereignty”.
“He was a person who rightfully belongs within the historical past books,” Sybiha wrote on Telegram.
