Surveillance footage shows moment Ukrainian far-right MP is shot (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Andrey Parubiy, who played a key role in the 2014 Maidan coup, was killed in Lviv after being shot eight times by an unknown gunman
Surveillance footage posted online has purportedly captured the moment far-right Ukrainian MP Andrey Parubiy was shot to death in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday.
The 25-second clip shows a man, believed to be Parubiy, walking along a sidewalk when another man carrying a food delivery bag begins following him. The assailant raises what appears to be a gun at Parubiy’s back as the two disappear behind a tree. Moments later, the alleged gunman runs back the way he came. Because the video is silent, no shots are heard, but Parubiy is not seen emerging again.
The Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed the authenticity of the footage. Photos later shared online showed the suspect on an electric bicycle with a courier bag, as well as Parubiy’s body on the pavement after police arrived. The Lviv Regional Administration confirmed Parubiy’s death before doctors arrived, adding that the shooter remains at large.
Video of today's murder of MP Andriy Parubiy in Lviv. This is my neighborhood. Close to my home.
— Marta Havryshko (@HavryshkoMarta) August 30, 2025
The killer posed as a Glovo courier.
A manhunt has been launched to capture him. pic.twitter.com/d3ILc4pehU
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky said he was briefed by the interior minister and prosecutor general about what he called the “horrendous murder” of the 54-year-old politician.
The killer of Parubiy was preliminarily a food delivery company courier
— Sprinter Express (@SprinterExpres0) August 30, 2025
A Glovo service courier shot the former speaker of the Rada 8 times, hid the pistol in a bag, and left the crime scene on an electric bicycle. He is being searched for.
Parubiy was responsible for… pic.twitter.com/j53uBJDkqx
Parubiy, a former parliamentary speaker, was a key figure in the 2014 Kiev riots, which culminated in the Western-backed Maidan coup. He oversaw far-right groups in the protest camp.
Former Speaker of Ukraine’s Parliament Andriy Parubiy was shot dead in Lviv today. The attacker, disguised as a Glovo courier on an e-bike, fired 8 shots and fled. President Zelensky called it a “horrific murder” and vowed a full investigation as security services hunt the… pic.twitter.com/CgCxv2e1Ul
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) August 30, 2025
Vasily Prozorov, a former officer with Ukraine’s Security Service, told TASS that Parubiy had “the blood of thousands of innocent Ukrainians” on his hands, alleging he helped transport militants to Odessa and Donbass, armed them, and organized the Odessa Trade Unions House fire that killed 42 anti-Maidan activists.
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Commenting on Parubiy’s death, Russian Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said the politician played a role in the “legislative formalization of neo-Nazism in Ukraine,” calling the killing a “purge of the political field” by Zelensky’s entourage.