Zelenskyy: Suspect in Iryna Farion's murder detained in Dnipro
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An 18-year-old suspect in the murder of Iryna Farion has been detained in Dnipro. This was announced by President Zelensky, who emphasized the importance of solving this crime.
An 18-year-old suspect in the murder of Iryna Farion was detained in Dnipro, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, reports UNN.
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Ihor Klymenko, has just reported to me on the detention of a suspect in the murder of Iryna Farion in Dnipro. The detention operation was very difficult. During these days, hundreds of specialists from the National Police of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine and other services worked to solve the murder
According to him, an 18-year-old boy was detained.
"The necessary investigative actions and examinations are underway. I have instructed the Minister of Internal Affairs to provide all the details to the public," Zelensky said.
Additional information
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.
The police have several versions of the murder of linguist Iryna 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.
