Former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Shot Dead in Lviv Amid Missile Attacks

Andriy Parubiy, a prominent Ukrainian politician and former parliamentary speaker, was shot dead in a carefully planned assassination in Lviv by an assailant disguised as a delivery driver. Parubiy, who was a key figure in Ukraine’s pro-European Maidan revolution and had served as parliamentary speaker from 2016 to 2019, was killed by multiple gunshots, with the suspect still at large amid a large manhunt. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the killing as a horrific and terrible murder, mobilizing all resources to investigate the incident. The murder comes amid ongoing Russian missile and drone attacks in Ukraine, including deadly strikes in Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, and the Dnipropetrovsk region, highlighting the continuing violence and instability in the country. European foreign ministers met in Copenhagen to discuss increasing pressure on Moscow, emphasizing that Russia is preparing for more war rather than peace, and considered new sanctions targeting Russian trade and shadow fleets. The killing of Parubiy has drawn condolences from European officials and underscored the dangerous climate faced by Ukrainian leaders amid the ongoing conflict.