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Andriy Parubiy<\/strong>, a Ukrainian<\/strong> politician who previously served as the parliament speaker, has been shot dead in western city of Lviv<\/strong>, say officials.
Confirming the news, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> wrote on X:
<\/path><\/svg>Ukraine\u2019s minister of internal affairs Ihor Klymenko and prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko have just reported the first known circumstances of the horrendous murder in Lviv. Andriy Parubiy was killed.
My condolences to his family and loved ones. All necessary forces and means are engaged in the investigation and search for the killer.
We will update with more information as soon as possible.
This blog will be closing shortly. You can keep up to date with the Guardian\u2019s Ukraine-Russia<\/strong> coverage here<\/a>.
Here is a summary of the key events from today\u2019s live blog:
Andriy Parubiy, a Ukrainian politician who previously served as the parliament speaker, was shot dead in western city of Lviv on Saturday. <\/strong>Prosecutors have opened a murder investigation and said police were still searching for the shooter but have not mentioned possible motives at this stage.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned it as a \u201chorrific murder\u201d and said \u201call necessary forces and means\u201d would be used in the investigation. <\/strong>By Saturday afternoon, tributes had come in from colleagues in Ukraine\u2019s parliament and the government, praising Parubiy\u2019s contribution to Ukraine\u2019s fight for sovereignty and independence.
Former president Petro Poroshenko said on Telegram that the killing of Parubiy, who was a member of the parliamentary committee on national security, defence and intelligence, was \u201ca shot fired at the heart of Ukraine\u201d. <\/strong>Iryna Herashchenko, a lawmaker from the European Solidarity party, described Parubiy as \u201cone of the founders of the modern Ukraine \u2026 principled and decent, patriotic, intelligent\u201d.
In a statement on Telegram, foreign minister Andrii Sybiha described Parubiy as \u201ca patriot and statesman\u201d who \u201crightfully belongs in the history books\u201d. <\/strong>Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko called for a prompt investigation of the murder, calling it \u201ca profound loss\u201d for the country.
One person was killed and 24 were injured, including three children, in Zaporizhzhia after a Russian strike on a five-story residential building.<\/strong> Regional governor Ivan Fedorov said the attack on Zaporizhzhia cut power to 25,000 residents.
The Ukrainian air force recorded five missile and 24 drone hits at seven locations with debris falling on 21 sites<\/strong>, according to a statement on the Telegram messaging app on Saturday.
Ukraine\u2019s central Dnipropetrovsk region came under a \u201cmassive attack\u201d early on Saturday, the region\u2019s governor said, reporting strikes in Dnipro and Pavlograd.<\/strong> \u201cThe region is under a massive attack. Explosions are being heard,\u201d Sergiy Lysak wrote on Telegram, warning residents to take cover. He said overnight Russian strikes killed two people in Dnipropetrovsk.
On Saturday, in a post on X, Zelenskyy accused Moscow of using \u201cthe time meant for preparing a leaders-level meeting to organise new massive attacks\u201d and called for \u201ctougher\u201d banking and energy sanctions on Russia. <\/strong>He said Russia\u2019s latest attack had shown its \u201cutter disregard\u201d.
Speaking after a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in the Danish capital Copenhagen, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she had asked EU governments to submit proposals next week for another package of sanctions against Russia<\/strong> over its war in Ukraine.
The chief of Russia\u2019s general staff, Valery Gerasimov, said on Saturday that Russian forces were conducting non-stop offensives along the entire frontline in Ukraine. <\/strong>Since March, Russia has captured more than 3,500 square km (1,351 square miles) of territory in Ukraine and taken control of 149 villages, Gerasimov added.
Ukrainian military said on Saturday that it had struck Russian oil refineries in Krasnodar and Syzran overnight. <\/strong>Kyiv\u2019s military recorded multiple explosions and a fire at the Krasnodar oil refinery in Russia\u2019s south and said there was also a fire in the Syzran oil refinery area in Samara region.
Russian authorities in Krasnodar said falling drone debris damaged one of the refinery\u2019s units and a fire had broken out over an area measuring 300 square metres (3,230 square feet). That fire was later extinguished, authorities said. <\/strong>There were no casualties, and employees were evacuated, authorities wrote on Telegram. Russia\u2019s defence ministry said it had downed 11 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar region overnight.
The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday its troops had taken control of the village of Komyshuvakha in Ukraine\u2019s eastern Donetsk region<\/strong>. The ministry said its forces had successfully carried out strikes with high-precision weapons on Ukrainian missile and aviation enterprises, as well as military airfields in Ukraine. Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield reports.
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are among the world leaders who will attend a military parade with President Xi Jinping<\/a> in Beijing next week, in a show of collective defiance amid western pressure. <\/strong>Against the backdrop of China\u2019s growing military might during the Victory Day parade on 3 September, the three leaders will project a major show of solidarity.
The Russian defence ministry said it had shot down 20 Ukrainian drones, including 18 over Moscow-annexed Crimea, between 4am and 8am GMT on Saturday<\/strong>. The other two drones were shot down over Russia\u2019s western Smolensk region. In an earlier statement, Russia\u2019s defence ministry said it had destroyed 86 Ukrainian drones overnight into Saturday. Reuters could not independently confirm the reports.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met the families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine and offered condolences for their \u201cunbearable pain\u201d, state media said on Saturday<\/strong>. Pyongyang has not confirmed the number of its soldiers that died fighting for Russia<\/a>, though Seoul estimates it is about 600, with thousands more wounded.
Speaking after a meeting of European Union<\/strong> foreign ministers in the Danish<\/strong> capital Copenhagen<\/strong>, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas<\/strong> said she had asked EU governments to submit proposals next week for another package of sanctions against Russia<\/strong> over its war in Ukraine<\/strong>.
A Russian overnight attack struck residential properties in Zaporizhzhia<\/strong> in Ukraine<\/strong> leaving at least one person dead, according to officials.
Footage released on Saturday by emergency services shows firefighters and paramedics fighting blazes in destroyed buildings and tending to residents:
The chief of Russia<\/strong>\u2019s general staff, Valery Gerasimov<\/strong>, said on Saturday that Russian forces were conducting non-stop offensives along the entire frontline in Ukraine<\/strong>, reports Reuters.
In an address to his deputies published by Zvezda, the official outlet of the defence ministry<\/strong>, Gerasimov also said that Russia<\/a> now controls 99.7% of Ukraine\u2019s Luhansk<\/strong> region<\/strong>, 79% of the Donetsk<\/strong> region<\/strong>, 74% of the Zaporizhzhia region<\/strong> and 76% of the Kherson region<\/strong>.
Since March, Russia has captured more than 3,500 square km (1,351 square miles) of territory in Ukraine and taken control of 149 villages, Gerasimov added.
Ruslan Stefanchuk<\/strong>, the current Ukrainian<\/strong> parliament speaker, has described Andriy Parubiy<\/strong> as a \u201cconsistent defender of Ukrainian statehood\u201d, according to the Kyiv Independent.
In a post on Facebook, translated in to English by the publication, Stefanchuk wrote:
<\/path><\/svg>On behalf of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, I express my condolences to Andrii\u2019s family and friends.
Here are some more images coming in from Zaporizhzhia<\/strong> today via the newswires:
Reuters has a bit more background on the Ukrainian<\/strong> former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy<\/strong> who was shot dead in Lviv<\/strong> on Saturday.
Parubiy, <\/strong>54, was a member of parliament and was parliamentary speaker from April 2016 to August 2019. He was one of the leaders of protests in 2013-14 calling for closer ties with the European Union<\/strong>.
He was also secretary of Ukraine\u2019s National Security and Defence Council<\/strong> from February to August 2014, a period when fighting began in eastern Ukraine<\/a> and Russia annexed the Crimea<\/strong> peninsula.
Ukraine has now officially launched a murder investigation into the shooting of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy.
In a statement, the office of the the prosecutor general of Ukraine said the shooter was being sought for the \u201cintentional homicide\u201d of the well-known 54-year-old politician.
More tributes are coming in from colleagues in Ukraine\u2019s parliament and the government, praising Parubiy\u2019s contribution to Ukraine\u2019s fight for sovereignty and independence.
Former president Petro Poroshenko said on Telegram that the killing of Parubiy, who was a member of the parliamentary committee on national security, defence and intelligence, was \u201ca shot fired at the heart of Ukraine\u201d.
He said:
<\/path><\/svg>Andriy was a great man and a true friend. That is why they take revenge, that is what they are afraid of.
In a statement on Telegram, foreign minister Andrii Sybiha described Parubiy as \u201ca patriot and statesman who made an enormous contribution to the defence of Ukraine\u2019s freedom, independence and sovereignty. He was a man who rightfully belongs in the history books\u201d.
Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko called for a prompt investigation of the murder, calling it \u201ca profound loss\u201d for the country.
She said:
<\/path><\/svg>You always remained a patriot of Ukraine and made a great contribution to the formation of our state.
Iryna Herashchenko<\/strong>, a lawmaker from the European Solidarity party<\/strong>, also confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that the victim of the shooting in Lviv<\/strong> was Andriy Parubiy<\/strong>.
According to the publication, Heraschenko said in a statement<\/a> published on European Solidarity\u2019s Facebook page (written in Ukrainian but translated into English by the online newspaper):
<\/path><\/svg>Our team is shocked. This is terror.
Andrii was one of the founders of the modern Ukraine \u2026 principled and decent, patriotic, intelligent.
The Kyiv Independent<\/a> reports that authorities received an emergency call at around noon after the shooting in Lviv<\/strong>\u2019s southern Frankivskyi city district<\/strong>. Police said the victim had died at the scene.
According to the publication, officials have not commented on potential suspects or a possible motive.<\/p>\n

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