US EditionPro-Russian Former Ukrainian Politician Assassinated Outside Madrid School
- Andriy Portnov, a 51-year-old former Ukrainian politician, was fatally shot on Wednesday while dropping off his child at a school in the upscale Pozuelo district of Madrid.
- Portnov was a senior aide to ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and was reportedly shot while dropping off his daughter at school.
- Portnov was widely known as a court fixer who used influence to buy court decisions and undermine reforms, and he faced sanctions in the EU, Canada, and the US after 2014.
- Police received the shooting call at 9:15 am local time, and witnesses described the killing as a 'professional hit' with the gunman firing while Portnov was on the ground.
- Spanish authorities have launched an ongoing investigation led by the Brigada de Información, the unit tackling terrorism and hate crimes in Spain.
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A former Ukrainian official and vocal critic of Volodymyr Zelenksy was shot dead in broad daylight today. 51-year-old Andriy Portnov was getting into his car outside the elite American School of Madrid in Spain this morning when he was gunned down. Reportedly, he had just dropped his children off at the school. He sustained several gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Portnov previously served as advisor to Ukraine’s former President Vikto…
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Spain probes organised crime link in murder of ex-Ukraine MP
Spanish authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a pro-Russia former Ukrainian MP as a likely organised crime hit but have not ruled out political motives, a police source said Thursday.
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