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Suspect arrested in shooting death of pro-Western Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy, Zelenskyy says

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Ukrainian officials arrested a suspect in the shooting death of former parliament speaker and prominent pro-Western politician Andriy Parubiy.

Zelenskyy said in a statement on X that a person was taken into custody after shooting Parubiy in the city of Lviv on Saturday. No details about the suspect or a motive for the killing were released, except that the suspect made "initial statements."

"The necessary investigative actions are ongoing. I have instructed that the available information be presented to the public," Zelenskyy said.

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