Top Ukrainian politician assassinated in broad daylight

A top Ukrainian politician has been assassinated in broad daylight in Lviv, West Ukraine and a manhunt is now underway.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Andriy Parubiy, 54, was shot between five and eight times at around 12, noon on Saturday in the Sykhovsky district.

The assassin was disguised as a courier for Glovo a delivery firm and police are hunting the gunman.

President Zelensky said on X, “Andriy Parubiy was killed. My condolences to his family and loved ones.

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“Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko and Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko have just reported the first known circumstances of the horrendous murder in Lviv.

The president added, “All necessary forces and means are engaged in the investigation and search for the killer.”

Police said that Parubiy was a well-know “public and political figure born in 1971.”

The police added, “Law enforcement officers are taking all measures to establish the identity of the shooter and his location.

“All details will be disclosed in the manner and to the extent stipulated by criminal procedural legislation.”

the National Police said on Telegram on Saturday, “Today, at about noon, 102 received a report of a shooting in the Sykhiv district of Lviv.

“As a result of the injuries received, the victim died on the spot. It has been established that the deceased is a well-known public and political figure born in 1971.”