Suspect in shooting of Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy arrested

A suspect in the fatal shooting of prominent Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy has been apprehended, the countrys President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

The 54-year-old parliamentarian was killed by an assailant masquerading as a courier in the western city of Lviv on Saturday, sparking a manhunt.

Zelensky did not give any further details on the identity of the suspect, but said he had told police to present what they had gathered to the public.

Parubiy rose to prominence during Ukraines Euromaidan mass protests, which advocated closer ties with the EU and brought down pro-Russian former President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014.

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