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Coverage dated August 29, 2025

Leading political figure shot dead in Ukraine

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A former Ukrainian speaker of parliament who was a leading figure in the country's pro-European protests in 2004 and 2014 was shot dead.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Former Ukrainian parliament speaker shot dead in Lviv (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns killing of prominent politician Andriy Parubiy as ‘horrendous murder’.

  2. Digital Journal

    Leading political figure shot dead in Ukraine (opens Digital Journal)

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    A former Ukrainian speaker of parliament who was a leading figure in the country's pro-European protests in 2004 and 2014 was shot dead.

  3. NBC News

    Ukraine's former parliamentary speaker shot dead (opens NBC News)

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    Ukraine's former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy was shot dead in the western city of Lviv and a search was under way for the killer.

  4. Breitbart News

    Former Ukraine Parliament Speaker, EuroMaidan Leader Shot and Killed (opens Breitbart News)

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    Former speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament and leading figure in the EuroMaidan protests, Andriy Parubiy, has been shot and killed.

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Former speaker of Ukrainian parliament assassinated | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    KYIV, Ukraine >> Ukrainian former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy was shot dead in the western city of Lviv today and a search was under way for the killer.

  6. Local News 8

    Ukrainian lawmaker shot dead in Lviv, officials say (opens Local News 8)

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    By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A Ukrainian politician, who was previously the chair of his country’s parliament, has been shot dead in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, officials said Saturday.

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