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Today in History: Ukrainian Politician Andriy Parubiy Assassinated in Lviv

8/30/2026

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On 30 August 2025, former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy was shot dead at 10:35 a.m. on Yefremov Street in Lviv, the western Ukrainian cultural hub. The 54-year-old former People’s Deputy and 2016-19 Verkhovna Rada chairman’s killing prompted a rapid investigation, leading to a suspect’s arrest in Khmelnytskyi Oblast on 1 September.

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On 30 August 2025, former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy was shot dead at 10:35 a.m. on Yefremov Street in Lviv, the western Ukrainian cultural hub. The 54-year-old former People’s Deputy and 2016-19 Verkhovna Rada chairman’s killing prompted a rapid investigation, leading to a suspect’s arrest in Khmelnytskyi Oblast on 1 September.