Former Ukrainian politician shot dead outside his children’s school in Madrid
www.theguardian.com
Andriy Portnov, ex-aide to pro-Russia former president, was dropping off his two daughters when he was targeted by gunmen

Unidentified gunmen have shot and killed a former Ukrainian politician, Andriy Portnov, outside a school in an upmarket suburb of Madrid.

The killing of Portnov, who had worked as a senior aide to Ukraine’s pro-Russia former president, Viktor Yanukovych, took place on Wednesday morning outside the American School of Madrid in Pozuelo de Alarcón.

Authorities said he had been targeted when he was getting into his car, a black Mercedes-Benz. “Several persons shot him in the back and the head and then fled towards a forested area,” said a source at Spain’s interior ministry. Local media said Portnov had been dropping off his children at the school, where classes had begun 30 minutes before the shooting.

  • Che Banana@beehaw.org
    25·
    11 days ago

    Fucking absolutely disgusting how this is the second assassination of people from/supporting Ukraine I’m Spain… I’m sure there have been more but the government has to get on the security of it’s people, and fuck you if you think Russian citizens should be allowed in the EU any longer.

    • Marbles@discuss.tchncs.de
      8·
      11 days ago

      Have you read the article? He was pro-Russian and had tons of Ukrainian criminal investigations against him.

    • davel [he/him]@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      11 days ago

      fuck you if you think Russian citizens should be allowed in the EU any longer.

      Because Banderite Ukrainians might come and assassinate them like they did to this guy? Why are you blaming the victim and not the fascists?