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Add as preferred source on GoogleAndriy Parubiy, former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker, was shot dead in Lviv. Authorities are searching for the killer as tributes pour in for his contributions to Ukraine.
By Anastasiia Malenko
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy was shot dead in the western city of Lviv on Saturday and a search was under way for the killer.
The Prosecutor General's office said a gunman had fired several shots at Parubiy, killing him on the spot. The attacker fled and a manhunt was launched, it said.
Parubiy, 54, was a member of parliament, had been parliamentary speaker from April 2016 to August 2019, and was one of the leaders of protests in 2013-14 calling for closer ties with the European Union.
He was also secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council from February to August 2014, a period when fighting began in eastern Ukraine and Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula.
Officials gave no immediate indication whether the murder had any direct link to Russia's war in Ukraine.
"Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko and Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko have just reported on the first known circumstances of a horrific murder in Lviv. Andriy Parubiy has been killed," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wrote on X.
He sent his condolence to Parubiy's family and loved ones, and added: "All necessary forces and means are engaged in the investigation and search for the killer."
National police said the shooting in Lviv was reported at around noon (0900 GMT). Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said finding the killer and establishing the circumstances of the attack was of outmost importance.
"This is a matter of security in a country at war, where, as we can see, there are no completely safe places," he wrote on Telegram.
TRIBUTES POUR IN
Tributes poured in from colleagues in parliament and the government, praising Parubiy's contribution to Ukraine's fight for sovereignty and independence as one of the leaders of what became known as the Euromaidan protests in 2013-14.
Former President Petro Poroshenko said on Telegram that the killing of Parubiy, who was a member of the parliamentary committee on national security, defence and intelligence, was "a shot fired at the heart of Ukraine."
"Andriy was a great man and a true friend. That is why they take revenge, that is what they are afraid of," he said, lauding Parubiy's contribution to building out the Ukrainian army.
In a statement on Telegram, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described Parubiy as "a patriot and statesman who made an enormous contribution to the defence of Ukraine's freedom, independence and sovereignty. He was a man who rightfully belongs in the history books."
Ukrainian law enforcement provided no information on the killer's identity or motives.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko called for a prompt investigation of the murder, calling it "a profound loss" for the country.
"You always remained a patriot of Ukraine and made a great contribution to the formation of our state," she wrote on X.
(Reporting by Anastasiia Malenko, Editing by Gareth Jones and Timothy Heritage)
Andriy Parubiy was a former parliamentary speaker of Ukraine, serving from April 2016 to August 2019, and was a prominent figure during the protests for closer ties with the European Union.
Andriy Parubiy was shot dead in Lviv on Saturday, with a manhunt launched for the assailant who fled the scene after the attack.
Ukrainian officials, including the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor General, have stated that all necessary forces are engaged in the investigation and search for the killer.
Tributes poured in from colleagues and officials, highlighting Parubiy's contributions to Ukraine's sovereignty and defense, with former President Poroshenko calling it a 'shot fired at the state.'
Officials have not provided any immediate indication that the murder is directly linked to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.
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