3 w. ago Former Ukrainian politician shot dead dropping off his children outside American school in Madrid

Police said witnesses had reported Portnov was shot "several times" in the head and body by more than one gunman when he was getting into a black Mercedes

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3 w. ago Former Ukrainian politician shot dead outside his children’s school in Madrid

Andriy Portnov, ex-aide to pro-Russia former president, was dropping off daughters when he was targeted by gunmenA former Ukrainian politician who worked as a senior aide to the former pro-Russian president has been shot and killed outside his children’s school in an upmarket suburb of Madrid.In the latest violence to rattle Spain since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Andriy Portnov was killed on Wednesday morning outside the American School of Madrid in Pozuelo de Alarcón. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Former Ukrainian presidential aide shot dead in Madrid – Europe live

Former politician Andriy Portnov advised the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovych and had fled Ukraine in 2014For more background on Portnov, here is his profile as drafted by the US Treasury in 2021, when he was sanctioned on the International Anti-Corruption Day, no less.Andriy Portnov (Portnov), the former Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration under former President Yanukovych, has cultivated extensive connections to Ukraine’s judicial and law enforcement apparatus through bribery. Widely known as a court fixer, Portnov was credibly accused of using his influence to buy access and decisions in Ukraine’s courts and undermining reform efforts. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Former Ukrainian presidential aide reportedly shot dead in Madrid – Europe live

Andriy Portnov, an ex-politician in Ukraine, was shot outside a school in a wealthy suburb, according to sources close to the policeSpanish newspaper El País is reporting that the police believe there were “two or three” attackers, with “at least three” gunshot wounds discovered on the body of the dead man.The newspaper quotes sources close to the investigation claiming that the man was driving a car at the time of the attack. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Former Ukrainian politician shot dead outside American school in Madrid

Andriy Portnov was a senior aide to ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich

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3 w. ago Ukrainian lawyer is shot dead while dropping off his children at prestigious American School in Madrid

An unidentified gunman or gunmen shot and killed former Ukrainian politician Andriy Portnov on Wednesday morning outside the gates of the American School in Madrid

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3 w. ago Madrid school shooting: 'Ukrainian politician dies in revenge hit' as kids watch

The American School of Madrid is on lockdown after a 52-year-old Ukrainian politician was shot dead outside in the upmarket neighbourhood of Pozuelo de Alarcon close to the city centre

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4 w. ago Outrage deepens over Russian drone strike that left nine Ukrainians dead

The UK has condemned Putin for the 'appalling' drone strike that killed nine people in Ukraine early on Saturday as his commitment to a peace pact with the capital looms.

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4 w. ago UK condemns Russian drone strike that left nine dead in Ukraine

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he was ‘appalled’ by the incident in the Sumy region.

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