Gunman wounds nationalist former parliamentarian in Ukraine's Lviv
20/7/2024 6:42
A gunman on Friday shot and killed a nationalist former member of Ukraine's parliament known for vociferous campaigns to defend the Ukrainian language. Police launched a wide search for the man alleged to have shot Iryna Farion, 60, on a street in the western city of Lviv. Lviv Regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said on Telegram that Farion had died after being taken to hospital. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko had earlier said that the shooting was being treated as an attempted assassination. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was receiving regular reports on efforts to capture the gunman. He said any act of violence was to be condemned.
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