A person who served as an aide to a former Ukrainian president has been shot and killed in Madrid, native authorities have stated.
An unidentified gunman – or gunmen – shot former politician Andriy Portnov exterior the gates of an American faculty within the Pozuelo space of the Spanish capital on Wednesday morning, in line with a supply near the investigation.
Police obtained a report at 7.15am native time and rushed to the scene, the place Mr Portnov is believed to have been taking his youngsters to highschool.
He served as a senior aide to Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovich earlier than he was ousted in 2014.
The professional-Russian chief was pushed out by Ukraine’s 2014 Orange Revolution – and has been residing in exile in Russia ever since.
Since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, crimes have been dedicated towards a number of high-profile Russians and Ukrainians in Spain, which has giant ex-pat populations from each international locations.
In November and December 2022, six letter bombs had been despatched to targets throughout the nation, to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid, in addition to its US counterpart.
In April that yr, a Russian businessman linked to the nation’s Novatek gasoline firm was discovered lifeless together with his spouse and daughter, having all sustained stab wounds.
In February final yr, a Russian pilot who defected to the Ukrainian facet was discovered lifeless with gunshot wounds within the automobile park of his condo close to Alicante.
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