Former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker Parubiy shot dead in Lviv, Zelensky says

"Andriy Parubiy was killed. My condolences to his family and loved ones,” Zelensky said in a post on X.

Updated on: Aug 30, 2025, 18:41:04 IST

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Former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy has been killed in Lviv city, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday.

Pabriy, a well-known politician in Ukraine, had served as the country's speaker in the 2010s. (AFP)

“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. Andriy Parubiy was killed. My condolences to his family and loved ones,” Zelensky said in a post on X.

The Ukrainian president said “all necessary forces and means” had been deployed to investigate the matter and for searching the killer.

Zelensky condemned the killing as a “horrific murder”, with the police saying that a hail of bullets had been shot towards the victim, according to AFP.

Pabriy, a well-known politician in Ukraine, had served as the country's speaker in the 2010s.

Prosecutors have launched a probe into the murder, saying that search was underway for the shooter. However, they did not reveal any possible motives for the killing.

“An unidentified man fired several shots at the politician, killing Andriy Parubiy on the spot,” the prosecutor general's office said, according to AFP.

The shooter was allegedly dressed as a delivery rider, and was driving an electric bike, Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspilne quoted anonymous sources as saying.

Purported photos of the crime scene, showing a man with a bloodied face lying in the street, were published by the Ukrainian media.

However, the authenticity of the visuals could not be independently verified.

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