Police officers, together with the Security Service of Ukraine, are taking a range of measures to detain the attacker who shot and killed Lviv Polytechnic Professor Iryna Farion. Law enforcement officers are interviewing eyewitnesses, checking information, studying surveillance video, and taking other measures to identify the attacker and his whereabouts. This was reported by Svitlana Dobrovolska, a spokeswoman for the Lviv regional police, during a telethon on Saturday, UNN reports.
As of today, the police, together with the SBU, are conducting a range of activities. They are interviewing eyewitnesses, checking information, studying surveillance video and taking other measures to identify the attacker and his whereabouts. Neighbors told us about a suspicious man who had been staying near Iryna Farion's house for several weeks. Now this information is being checked, law enforcement officers are identifying him
She added that criminal proceedings had been initiated under Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - premeditated murder. The sanction of the article provides for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for up to 15 years.
A special police operation is currently underway. Law enforcers are taking all measures to detain the offender
Answering a question about the security situation in Lviv, she said that the city is calm and safe.
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An unknown person shot at linguist and professor of Lviv Polytechnic Iryna Farion. The woman was taken to the hospital with a head wound in extremely serious condition.
Irina Farion died in hospital. The police are conducting a special operation to arrest the unknown attacker.
The police have several versions of the murder of linguist Irina Farion, including public and political activities and personal animosity. Law enforcement officers found a shell casing after the shooting and do not rule out a "Russian trace" in the crime.