The weapon used by the suspect to kill linguist Iryna Farion has not been found to date. This was announced by Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko during a briefing, according to a UNN correspondent.
He (the suspect - ed.) was looking for a sports pistol, which is usually converted to a 9×18 cartridge - a Makarov pistol. This is one of the versions of what kind of weapon it was. The weapon has not been found to date. I think it's a matter of days
Klymenko also noted that a logical question arises as to where the suspect got the money, since a 10-day stay in a hotel in Lviv costs about UAH 10,000.
"The logical question is where he got the money, because 10 nights' accommodation is about UAH 10,000, plus food and other things. That's why we are working with the security service, we have some developments, we won't talk today. You have to understand us. We know roughly where the money came from from the correspondence. Perhaps we will say in a few months, maybe," Klymenko said.
На місці вбивства Фаріон знайшли гільзу від спортивної кулі - МВС26.07.24, 11:42
Law enforcement also reported that the detainee had prepared a letter in case his plan failed.
When asked if his mother knew what her son was doing, Klymenko said that he wrote in a prepared text message: "I was hiding it, for their own safety.
"Here is the answer. The mother leads a normal life... So I think that she did not know what her son was doing," Klymenko said.
According to Klymenko, the SBU is also checking whether he had any accomplices.
In addition, more than 80 people similar in appearance to the detained suspect were identified and worked out.
According to the video shown at the briefing, in May-June 2024, for the purpose of conspiracy, he purchased the necessary clothes in different cities of Ukraine with delivery to Dnipro, which he then sent by mail to Lviv.
Addendum
Law enforcement officers are checking the suspect in the murder of Irina Farion for involvement in a neo-Nazi movement centered in Russia.
Recall
On July 19, an unidentified person shot at Iryna Farion, a linguist and professor at Lviv Polytechnic. The woman was taken to the hospital with a head wound in an extremely serious condition. Iryna Farion died in the hospital.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedthat on July 25, an 18-year-old man was detained in the city of Dnipro, allegedly involved in the premeditated murder of Iryna Farion.
According to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko , law enforcement officials have enough evidence to claim that it was an 18-year-old boy detained in Dnipro who shot at linguist Iryna Farion. According to him, the investigation lasted 139 hours.
On July 26, law enforcement officers notified that an 18-year-old resident of Dnipro was suspected of murdering Irina Farion.
On July 26, at 13:00, the Halytskyi District Court of Lviv is expected to hold a hearing on the choice of a preventive measure against the 18-year-old suspect in the murder of Irina Farion.
Prosecutors will insist on applying a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention without bail to the 18-year-old suspect in the murder of linguist Irina Farion.