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Germany weighs extraditing Portnov killing suspect

German authorities are considering the extradition of a suspect arrested in the killing of Andriy Portnov, Cologne prosecutor’s office told public broadcaster Deutsche Welle on Feb. 26.

26 February, 07:26 PM

Portnov murder suspect arrested in Germany

Spanish police arrested a suspect in the 2025 killing of Andriy Portnov in Heinsberg, Germany, according to a statement released on Feb. 25.

25 February, 07:41 PM

Parubiy’s assassin worked for Russian intelligence, SBU says

Case evidence shows the man who assassinated former parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy acted on orders from Russian intelligence, Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 08:39 PM

MAGA podcaster Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah

Far-right political commentator and MAGA champion Charlie Kirk died after getting shot while addressing an audience at the Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, The Guardian reported.

11 September 2025, 12:09 AM

Parubiy assassin had no accomplices in Ukraine, police say

The suspect in the assassination of former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy had no accomplices inside Ukraine and planned to flee to Khmelnytskyi Oblast to hide, National Police said on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 09:45 PM

Parubiy assassin confesses, admits Russian contacts—report

A man suspected of killing former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy has confessed to the assassination and told law enforcement about his Russian contacts, RFE/RL reported on Sept. 1, citing sources.

1 September 2025, 08:28 PM

Police: Parubiy never sought protection

Former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy did not request protection from the National Police or the Security Service, said Andriy Nebitov, Deputy Head of the National Police, during a briefing in Lviv on Sep. 1.

1 September 2025, 02:09 PM

Russia blackmailed Parubiy's suspected assassin

Russian special services blackmailed the suspect in the murder of former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy throughout the year with information about the location of his son's body, who was killed in the war, Channel 5 reported on Sep. 1, citing own sources.

1 September 2025, 10:48 AM

Parubiy assassin captured hours after killing

The suspect in the murder of former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy was swiftly tracked down and detained, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported on Telegram shortly after midnight on Sep. 1.

1 September 2025, 08:30 AM

Enemy begins new phase of war with brutal killing of Andriy Parubiy — MP

Roman Kostenko, a member of parliament from the Golos party and secretary of the Ukrainian parliament's Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, commented in an interview with Radio NV on the killing of former Verkhovna Rada speaker Andriy Parubiy on Aug. 30 in Lviv.

30 August 2025, 05:51 PM

Lviv launches 'Siren' operation to find Andriy Parubiy’s killer

Following the murder of sitting Ukrainian MP and former Verkhovna Rada Speaker Andriy Parubiy in Lviv on Aug. 30, authorities initiated a special “Siren” operation to locate the assailant, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported.

30 August 2025, 03:02 PM

SBU colonel’s killing: U.S.-linked extremist group with Russian ties claims responsibility

The Ukrainian branch of the American far-right extremist group The Base has claimed responsibility for the July 10 killing of Ivan Voronych, a colonel in Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, in Kyiv. According to The Guardian, the group posted the statement on its Telegram channel.

16 July 2025, 08:14 PM

SBU officer gunned down in Kyiv ambush - Video

Ukraine’s Security Service’s (SBU) Colonel Ivan Voronych was shot dead in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv on July 10, the agency’s press service told NV.

10 July 2025, 11:08 AM

Traitor Hrytsai assassinated in occupied Berdyansk

Mykhailo Hrytsai—Ukrainian traitor, collaborator, and war criminal—was shot dead in occupied Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) announced on June 18.

18 June 2025, 08:41 PM

Obituary for Putin’s battlefield architect killed in car bomb blast

General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Operations Directorate, assassinated near Moscow on April 25, was in charge of the combat control group monitoring the war zone against Ukraine, according to an obituary published in the Defense Ministry’s Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper on April 29.

29 April 2025, 11:44 AM

Moscow blast kills pro-Russian paramilitary leader wanted by Kyiv

Armen Sarkisyan, the so-called president of the Boxing Federation in the Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast and founder of the Arbat Battalion, which fights alongside Russian troops, was killed in an explosion in the lobby of a luxury apartment block in Moscow, Russian Telegram channels reported on Feb. 3.

3 February 2025, 01:52 PM

Moscow blast kills one in elite residential complex

An explosion in Moscow's elite Alye Parusa residential complex on Aviatsionnaya Street has left one person dead and at least five injured, Russian Telegram channel Baza reported on Telegram on Feb. 3.

3 February 2025, 01:06 PM

Carlson's Putin assassination claim is tactical influence play, analyst says

American blogger and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s claim that the Biden administration tried to assassinate Vladimir Putin could be seen as a signal to Moscow that Washington is ready to use different tactics to influence the Russian dictator, political analyst Oleksiy Koshel told Radio NV on Jan. 30.

30 January 2025, 12:52 PM

Moscow detains two over General Kirillov's assassination

Russian authorities detained two suspects allegedly connected to the assassination of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s chemical and biological defense forces, propagandist outlet Kommersant wrote on Dec. 18.

18 December 2024, 11:15 AM

Russia to promote anti-Ukrainian politicians ahead of US elections — Meta report

Russian-affiliated online influence campaigns are expected to encourage Western politicians to oppose support for Ukraine ahead of the US elections, according to a report published on Aug. 15.

16 August 2024, 12:43 PM

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