The National Police of Spain has confirmed the death of Andriy Portnov, former associate of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych. Law enforcement officers cannot yet answer questions about the motives for the murder. This was reported by a source of the "Schemes" project "Radio Svoboda", reports UNN.
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Spanish law enforcement officers clarified that the murder took place in the city of Pozuelo de Alarcón. At around 9:15 a.m., law enforcement officers were informed about a person with a gunshot wound.
In total, Portnov was shot several times as he was about to get into his car. Several unknown persons shot him in the back and head, and then disappeared from the scene in a forest belt.
The Spanish Ministry of Internal Affairs did not answer questions about the motives for the murder or the nationality of the attackers.
We remind
Earlier, a source close to the investigation told Reuters that an unknown armed person or persons shot dead former Ukrainian politician Andriy Portnov on Wednesday morning near the gates of the American School in the wealthy Madrid district of Pozuelo. Radio station Cadena SER reported that the man was taking his children to school when he was shot.
