Murder of Andriy Parubiy: case referred to court, suspect faces life imprisonment
The investigation into the murder of Ukrainian MP and former Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andriy Parubiy has been completed, and the indictment against the suspect has already been sent to court. This was announced by Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko on his Facebook page.
According to him, prosecutors from the Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office have submitted to the court case materials concerning a 53-year-old resident of Lviv who is charged with a number of serious crimes. These include high treason, attempted murder of a public figure in connection with his state and public activities, public calls for the violent overthrow of the constitutional order using the media, illegal handling of weapons, and glorification of Russian aggression. He faces life imprisonment on the basis of the totality of the charges.
The investigation established that Andriy Parubiy was killed on 30 August 2025. According to law enforcement officials, a man posing as a courier approached the politician and fired eight shots from a pistol from a distance of several metres. Parubiy died on the spot. The attacker fled, but was detained in the Khmelnytskyi region on the night of 1 September.
After his arrest, the suspect was held in custody without the right to bail until the completion of the pre-trial investigation.
According to the investigation, the accused collaborated with Russian special services. His contact with them allegedly began in the summer of 2024 on Telegram, when he was looking for information about his son, who had gone missing in the Bakhmut area. Subsequently, the man offered to carry out tasks for the Russian side that were detrimental to Ukraine's interests.
According to the Prosecutor General, the suspect passed on information to the Russian side about Ukrainian Armed Forces units in Lviv and later proposed Andriy Parubiy as a potential target for an assassination attempt.
According to law enforcement, the attack was carefully planned. In the spring of 2025, the suspect got a Makarov pistol and ammo from his handler, then followed the politician and got a getaway car ready.
After committing the crime, he attempted to destroy the evidence. The weapon with a silencer was later found in the forest — it was hidden in a plastic bag under empty glass bottles. In addition, investigators established that the suspect had stored a 16-gauge sawed-off hunting rifle and ammunition for it, hiding them on the territory of the Lychakiv Cemetery.
DNA analysis and ballistic tests confirmed the defendant's involvement in the murder. The investigation also obtained a video recording in which the man sets up a hiding place for the weapon and reports this to his Russian supervisor. According to the investigation, this weapon was intended to be used for other contract killings in Ukraine.
During the court hearing on preventive measures, the suspect, according to prosecutors, publicly called for the violent overthrow of the constitutional order and new murders of officials.
As Ruslan Kravchenko noted, the crime was uncovered as a result of joint efforts by the Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office, the Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police of Ukraine.
At the same time, in accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent until their guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by law and confirmed by a court conviction.
