Iryna Farion, a Ukrainian linguist, former lawmaker and nationalist politician who served as a deputy in the Verkhovna Rada from 2012 to 2014 for Svoboda, was assassinated outside her home on 19 July 2024. She was 60 years old. Authorities arrested 18-year-old Viacheslav Zinchenko in Dnipro, nearly 900–1,000 km from Lviv. He had rented at least three apartments in Lviv, allegedly preparing for the crime.
Investigators believe the murder weapon was likely a converted starter pistol that could fire 9×18 mm "sport" ammunition.
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