A suspect in the murder of Andriy Parubiy has been detained in Khmelnytskyi region. Dozens of police officers from Lviv region and the central apparatus of the National Police, as well as employees of the Security Service of Ukraine, worked tirelessly to solve this murder. This was reported by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko, UNN reports.
Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko and Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Malyuk have just reported on the detention of a suspect in the murder of Andriy Parubiy. The necessary investigative actions are ongoing.
According to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, dozens of police officers from Lviv region and the central apparatus of the National Police, as well as employees of the Security Service of Ukraine, worked tirelessly to solve the audacious murder of Andriy Parubiy.
The disclosure of the crime and the detention were under the personal control of the President of Ukraine.
The alleged shooter was detained a few minutes ago in Khmelnytskyi region. There won't be many details now. I will only say that the crime was meticulously prepared: the victim's movement schedule was studied, the route was laid out, and the escape plan was thought through.
"Once again, police officers and employees of the Security Service of Ukraine showed a high level of professionalism. 24 hours after the murder, they were already on the direct trail of the shooter, and after 36 hours, they detained him. More details will follow from the police," Klymenko added.
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